Donald Trump just sparred with expected Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and soon-to-be-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, in the Oval Office with cameras rolling, over the passing of a budget bill that would include the funding for Trump's precious wall.
Trump threatened a partial government shutdown if he doesn't get the funding he wants.
From The Hill:
“I am proud to shut down the government for border security,” Trump told House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) during a contentious, 11-minute exchange at the White House.
“I will take the mantle,” the president added. “I will be the one shut it down, I'm not going to blame you for it.”
Trump's vehemence left Pelosi and Schumer exasperated, with both leaders pleading with the president not to debate the funding request in front of the news media.
“Unfortunately, this has spiraled downward,” Pelosi said, after arguing with the president over the need for a border wall and whether Republicans have the votes to pass funding through the House.
“You will not win,” Pelosi told Trump.
Trump and Pelosi sparred in the Oval Office over votes in Congress for border wall funding pic.twitter.com/xcOVoDDQ1m— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) December 11, 2018
“I would win a vote easily in the House,” on the wall, Trump says.— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) December 11, 2018
Pelosi: “You would not win.”
Trump tells Pelosi that he "has the votes in the House." Keeps saying the issue is the Senate. He needs 60 votes in the Senate. But so far there are not the votes on the GOP side of the aisle in the House to pass a border wall.— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 11, 2018
Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer laid the bait, and Trump did this:— Michelangelo Signorile (@MSignorile) December 11, 2018
“I am proud to shut down the government. "
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