I don’t care that most of the workers not getting paid are Democrats, I want to stop the Shutdown as soon as we are in agreement on Strong Border Security! I am in the White House ready to go, where are the Dems?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2019
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They’re in the House doing their job, but if you’re really ready to go they’ll come over right away and help you pack.
I am not a Twitter user and I hate that I cannot avoid his Tweets because the media just reprints them, but I did go to this thread and the responses are quite good and clever!
He could have stopped after the first three words and it would have been more accurate.
Trump is dog-whistle tweeting his cultists to take glee in the fact that those furloughed are (although unproven) mostly Democrats.
His logic here: If I’m punishing (owning the libs) Democrats, we are ‘WINNNG!’
Another sweet moment for Republicans who aren’t getting paid.
Still nuts.