Irony Alert: Shutdown Forces Cancellation Of Border Security Conference

A gate on the US side of the US-Meixcan border fence is seen on June 14, 2018 in McAllen, Texas. (Photo by Gianrigo MARLETTA / AFP) (Photo credit should read GIANRIGO MARLETTA/AFP/Getty Images)
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In an ironic twist, the government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s border wall has forced the State Department to cancel an international conference on border security.

According to a Tuesday CNN report, the 16th International Export Control and Border Security Conference slated for February has been indefinitely cancelled “due to uncertainty associated with the continuing partial U.S. federal government shutdown.”

The conference is called to discuss how to halt the transfer of weapons over borders.

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  1. Trust me, the irony will be completely lost on Donnie…

  2. So how much was paid so far for this debacle?

  3. Would you like some covfefe with that? :slight_smile:

  4. BTW, the GOP has no interest in restricting the flow of guns (which is the focus of the cancelled event)…

  5. Irony Alert: The picture on this article looks like Donald’s sons are raising a leg to piss or fart on him.

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