President Donald Trump on Sunday pushed for Senate Republicans to use the “nuclear option” and change the chamber’s rules to pass a spending bill with a simple majority if congressional deadlock continues while the government is shut down.
“If stalemate continues, Republicans should go to 51% (Nuclear Option) and vote on real, long term budget, no C.R.’s!” Trump tweeted.
Great to see how hard Republicans are fighting for our Military and Safety at the Border. The Dems just want illegal immigrants to pour into our nation unchecked. If stalemate continues, Republicans should go to 51% (Nuclear Option) and vote on real, long term budget, no C.R.’s!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 21, 2018
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Saturday said that Trump had “not called” him to negotiate.
“They say they’re not negotiating. That’s foolish,” Schumer said. “We haven’t heard from them.”
Also on Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that the Senate will vote Monday at 1 a.m. on a short-term spending bill that would fund the government for three weeks.
What would the procedure be?
Yes, let’s go nuclear. That option would be pefect when the party in control of the Senate changes.
The Senate loves being told what to do by outsiders. They don’t think they’re special, the upper half of a coequal branch of government. They actually consider themselves more like a board of directors at a privately-held firm, nominally in some position of power but really beholden to the man in the Big Chair.
I think you should keep this up, Mr. Trump. It’s likely to be highly effective.
(N.B. I’m not sure if they even have 50 votes, never mind 60. But never mind that, we should use the thermonuclear option and pass a budget with a simple 45-vote minority!)
(lol.)
Donald Trump must really enjoy trying to make Mitch McConnell piss in his drawers. I guess if you can’t get a hold of any Russian hookers, you have to settle for the next best thing.
The sequel to Grimm’s fairy tales will be a collection of Trump’s tweets.
Government shutdowns are always personal. People I know are affected by this repetitious buffoonery. Roaring incompetence and tantrums are quickly becoming the defining characteristics of the Republican party.