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Why didn't His Royal Orangeness even get the wall STARTED when the GOP had an absolute majority in both Houses?

If its lack is so damn important that it constitutes a national emergency (he'll probably spell it "emergy" again), why wasn't the sod even broken while he had a Congress packed with yes-men who were all kissing his a$$?

Posted - February 15, 2019

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  • 5391
    There it is. Why, indeed.

    Goes to show the level of enthusiasm Trump inspired within his own party for his whimsical campaign “promise”. 

    We know Mexico won’t pay for it, as Trump repeatedly promised, and Congress can’t be extorted for it, as he failed at that. Let’s see if subverting the US Constitution can get it done. 
      February 15, 2019 9:28 PM MST
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  • It isn't an an emergency.  He said it himself recently.  He just wants it done faster.  Just like any other spoiled child .. he wants what he wants when he wants it.  I'm waiting for him to start stomping his feet and holding his breath until he turns blue and passes out to get what he wants next.  His loyal flock will probably think that's OK too.
      February 16, 2019 4:42 AM MST
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  • 5808
    Makes one wonder
    what the H, E, double toothpicks
    is going on. Complete control
    and a do nothing Congress.
         It's a Trump dictatorship
    forming the new Government.
    He controls the Supreme Court now,
    and He thinks he is the final frontier
    for the United States of Trump.
      February 16, 2019 7:00 AM MST
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  • 32527
    For a puppet Trump is not a very good one:

    In response to Russian interference in the 2016 election and other malfeasance, the Trump Administration has sanctioned Russian oligarchs and intelligence entities.

    Throughout 2017 and 2018, the U.S. sanctioned numerous Russian actors for violating non-proliferation laws by supporting weapons programs in Iran and Syria, and supporting North Korea's development of weapons of mass destruction.

    The Trump Administration has issued sanctions against more than one hundred Russian actors and firms for Russia's destabilizing actions in Ukraine and its ongoing occupation of Crimea.

    In March 2017, in response to Russia's use of a military-grade chemical weapon in the United Kingdom, the Trump Administration ordered multiple Russian consulates in the United States closed and expelled 60 Russian intelligence officers.

    Due to sanctions imposed by the Trump Administration, the Russian economy and Russian geo-economic projects have been severely constrained.

    In 2018, as Russian investors reacted to new sanctions, the Russian Ruble made its biggest fall in over three years, and, as of July 2018, is down nearly nine percent against the dollar.

    As a part of its sanctions against Russia, the United States has prevented numerous companies from partnering with Russian offshore oil projects, denying these projects access to capital and key resources.

    The Trump Administration has also opposed Russian President Vladimir Putin's largest geo-economic project, the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which could generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for Russia.

    In the wake of Russian provocations, President Trump has exercised U.S. military power and worked to bolster U.S. allies in Europe.

    In 2017, President Trump approved the sale of lethal weapons to Ukraine addressing the country's vulnerability to Russian-backed separatists in its eastern provinces.

    Under the Trump Administration, Russian mercenaries and other pro-Syrian regime forces attacking U.S. troops in Syria were killed.

    The U.S. has increased troops and its military capability in Eastern Europe and dramatically increased training and drills with its NATO partners.

    In 2018, the U.S. Department of Defense increased its spending as part of the European Deterrence Initiative by $1.4 billion dollars.

    Due to pressure from President Trump, U.S.' NATO allies have increased defense expenditures by five percent.

      February 16, 2019 7:30 AM MST
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  • 32527
    Can you say RINO's? Too many in the Congress. 

    In particular, Paul Ryan kept putting it off. The budget in Sept 2018....President Trump told them it would be the last time he signed one like that. And here we are.


      February 16, 2019 7:26 AM MST
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  • 16197
    Doesn't wash. Two years with a compliant Congess and it wasn't an emergency. As soon as the Dems get the House, it is one. Border crossings are at their lowest level in over a decade.
      February 16, 2019 11:29 PM MST
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  • 32527
    We did not have caravans of thousands of illegals until the last 6 months. Causing Border Patrol to not have enough space to process, people trying to rush the border, injuring agents, with them MS13 gang members, human traffickers, and drugs.

    RINO's are not a compliant Congress. They might as well be a Dem. This post was edited by my2cents at February 17, 2019 5:20 AM MST
      February 17, 2019 5:19 AM MST
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  • LMAO i didn't even read past "his royal orangeness" i'm dying 
      February 17, 2019 6:53 AM MST
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