Trump: ‘I’m Not Surprised’ Pelosi Won’t Let Me Deliver State Of The Union

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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was “not surprised” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had announced that he would not be allowed to deliver the State of the Union from the House chamber while the government is still shut down.

Trump seemed to learn the news in real time while answering reporters’ questions in the Roosevelt Room on Wednesday.

“I’m not surprised,” he said, after considering what he’d heard for a second. “It’s really a shame what’s happening with the Democrats. They’ve become radicalized. They don’t want to see crime stop, which we can very easily do on the southern border, and it really is a shame what is happening with the Democrats.”

“This will go on for the while,” he said. “Ultimately, the American people will have their way because they want to see no crime.”

Trump added: “We’ll have to respond to it. We’ll respond to it in a timely manner.”

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  1. Poor ol* Dump-Dumps , getting his tighty-whiteys in a twist .

  2. If this be radicalization, let us make the most of it!

  3. “Ultimately, the American people will have their way because they want to see no crime.”

    Who are the people dumb enough to think that by building a wall there’ll be no crime? That’s some fantastically stupid shit right there. It just highlights his desperation. He’s dialing up the lies about the Wall to now include a total elimination of crime. I guess next he’ll claim the Wall will cure cancer.

  4. Actually most of us are very interested in seeing crime stop. Starting with the president and his accomplices.

  5. It slices, it dices, it’ll toast and butter your bread

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