Post by b***@panix.com|
| Trump Wanted Shutdown to Happen on Biden's Watch, Not His
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| The president-elect was eager to evade responsibility for
| the consequences of a potential shutdown even as he blew up
| a bipartisan deal that would have kept the government open.
| ...
<https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/us/politics/trump-blame-shutdown.html>
Well, at least Trump won't be schooled/pwned by Nancy Pelosi. Then
do his usual petulant man-child performance.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46911478
US President Donald Trump has postponed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's
upcoming trip to Brussels and Afghanistan, asking her to stay to negotiate
an end to the partial US government shutdown.
The president was able to halt the trip by denying the use of military
aircraft to Mrs Pelosi and a delegation.
On Wednesday Mrs Pelosi had urged Mr Trump to postpone his State of the
Union address, amid political deadlock.
Mr Trump's move came on the 27th day of the US's longest-ever federal
shutdown.
The Republican president wants $5.7bn (£4.4bn) of congressional funding to
build a wall on the US-Mexico border, but Democrats have refused.
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It was a brave man that ate the first oyster.