Schumer withdraws offer on Trump's wall

[Anonymous]

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/23/chuck-schumer-trump-wall-offer-359156

Chuck Schumer is taking his big spending boost for Donald Trump’s border wall off the table.

The Senate minority leader, through an aide, informed the White House on Monday that he was retracting the offer he made last week to give Trump well north of the $1.6 billion in wall funding Trump had asked for this year, according to two Democrats. And now they say Trump will simply not get a better deal than that on his signature campaign promise.

Schumer “took it off,” said Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat. “He called the White House yesterday and said it’s over.”

In the now-famous cheeseburger summit last Friday with Trump, Schumer offered a large increase in border wall spending as a condition for a broader deal to help Dreamers. But after that offer was rebuffed — prompting the three-day government shutdown — the president has now “missed an opportunity to get the wall,” one Democratic aide said.

We are heading for a shutdown on Feb 8 because of Jell-o does not negotiation.

[Anonymous]

Looks like he pulled a McConnell!

Seriously, who wasn't expecting this? Even the Democrats are not that spineless, bless their hearts.

[Anonymous]

Schumer and the democrats never expected to have to pony up ANY cash for a wall. This move is just an attempt to take the heat of their failure and try to stick it on Trump.

[Anonymous]

It would have been better for him to announce that before the shutdown but after it came out - a take it or leave it and it isn't coming back, but this is fine too.

[Anonymous]

I hope the Democrats have the balls to stick it to the Republicans on Feb. 8. They MUST insist on a DACA solution, or the government shuts down again, all due to the lies and incompetence of the GOP, which can't manage the government it has COMPLETE control of!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like he pulled a McConnell!

Seriously, who wasn't expecting this? Even the Democrats are not that spineless, bless their hearts.

+1 Nobody wants to spend 1.6 billion on a wall. Not even conservatives.

[Anonymous]

I am laughing.

[Anonymous]

I guess it's up to Mexico to pay for it now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like he pulled a McConnell!

Seriously, who wasn't expecting this? Even the Democrats are not that spineless, bless their hearts.

+1 Nobody wants to spend 1.6 billion on a wall. Not even conservatives.

And, how much do you think we spend on the people and drugs coming across each year? How much is it worth to help stop the drug flow?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like he pulled a McConnell!

Seriously, who wasn't expecting this? Even the Democrats are not that spineless, bless their hearts.

+1 Nobody wants to spend 1.6 billion on a wall. Not even conservatives.

And, how much do you think we spend on the people and drugs coming across each year? How much is it worth to help stop the drug flow?

Come on. Even at DHS, they know a physical wall is not a good use of border security money. Trump is the only one who is keeping this fantasy alive.

[Anonymous]

Thank god! It’s so stupid and a massive waste of money. There are more effective ways to combat illegal immigration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like he pulled a McConnell!

Seriously, who wasn't expecting this? Even the Democrats are not that spineless, bless their hearts.

+1 Nobody wants to spend 1.6 billion on a wall. Not even conservatives.

And, how much do you think we spend on the people and drugs coming across each year? How much is it worth to help stop the drug flow?

You know drug cartels can dig, and have dug, tunnels under the wall, right?

[Anonymous]

Good, and I don’t care if the withdrawal is symbolic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like he pulled a McConnell!

Seriously, who wasn't expecting this? Even the Democrats are not that spineless, bless their hearts.

+1 Nobody wants to spend 1.6 billion on a wall. Not even conservatives.

And, how much do you think we spend on the people and drugs coming across each year? How much is it worth to help stop the drug flow?

Come on. Even at DHS, they know a physical wall is not a good use of border security money. Trump is the only one who is keeping this fantasy alive.

Well Trump and his moronic followers. I’m not sure Trump thinks it’s going to happen after his discussion with the leader of Mexico. It’s just a lie to keep his supporters supportive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like he pulled a McConnell!

Seriously, who wasn't expecting this? Even the Democrats are not that spineless, bless their hearts.

+1 Nobody wants to spend 1.6 billion on a wall. Not even conservatives.

And, how much do you think we spend on the people and drugs coming across each year? How much is it worth to help stop the drug flow?

Come on. Even at DHS, they know a physical wall is not a good use of border security money. Trump is the only one who is keeping this fantasy alive.

Well Trump and his moronic followers. I’m not sure Trump thinks it’s going to happen after his discussion with the leader of Mexico. It’s just a lie to keep his supporters supportive.

LOL. The Mexicans are not paying a penny towards that wall. And they're having elections this year, and the leading candidate is far less friendly to Trump than the current admin.