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| Democrats accuse Trump of throwing 'temper tantrum' over shutdown – live | |
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| Another statement in support of keeping the Senate filibuster, from Tennessee Republican Senator Lamar Alexander. | |
| We have rules to follow. I want to put a stop to this practice of the Senate breaking its rules to change its rules. I will not vote to turn the Senate into a rule-breaking institution and I hope that my colleagues will not. Read my full statement here: https://t.co/RcptSopNhk | |
| Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats says he is “deeply saddened” by the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. | |
| He said in a statement: | |
| I was deeply saddened to learn the news that General Mattis will resign from his post as Secretary of Defense at the end of February. | |
| As Director of National Intelligence, I have had the unique privilege to be part of our Nation’s National Security Team, and to work with Jim Mattis on issues of critical importance to our national defense. The experience and sound judgement that Secretary Mattis has brought to our decision-making process is invaluable. His leadership of our military won the admiration of our troops and respect of our allies and adversaries. | |
| In every aspect, Jim Mattis is a national treasure. He will be sorely missed. Thank you, Jim, for your lifetime of service to our nation. | |
| Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer says Donald Trump owns the government shutdown, posting video of Trump himself saying so. | |
| “The Senate UNANIMOUSLY passed a bipartisan solution to avoid a shutdown. Then you threw another temper tantrum and convinced the House to ignore that compromise,” Schumer said. | |
| You own the shutdown—your own words, @realDonaldTrump. The Senate UNANIMOUSLY passed a bipartisan solution to avoid a shutdown. Then you threw another temper tantrum and convinced the House to ignore that compromise. #TrumpShutdown pic.twitter.com/h4R7Qk6E1i | |
| PRESIDENT TRUMP, 12/11/2018: "I am proud to shut down the government for border security... I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down."PRESIDENT TRUMP, 12/21/2018: "The Democrats now own the shutdown!" | |
| The Grand Canyon will stay open in the event of a government shutdown, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey tells CNN: | |
| “Regardless of what happens in Washington, the Grand Canyon will not close on our watch. Arizona knows how to work together. We have a plan in place and we’re ready to go. If you have plans to visit the Grand Canyon over the weekend, keep ‘em. The Grand Canyon will remain open.” | |
| Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump is “empowering ISIS” and “playing into Russia & Iran’s hands” by pulling US troops out of Syria. | Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump is “empowering ISIS” and “playing into Russia & Iran’s hands” by pulling US troops out of Syria. |
| “This President is putting our national security at grave risk,” she said on Twitter. | “This President is putting our national security at grave risk,” she said on Twitter. |
| Actions have consequences, and whether we’re in Syria or not, the people who want to harm us are there & at war. Isolationism is weakness. Empowering ISIS is dangerous. Playing into Russia & Iran’s hands is foolish. This President is putting our national security at grave risk. | Actions have consequences, and whether we’re in Syria or not, the people who want to harm us are there & at war. Isolationism is weakness. Empowering ISIS is dangerous. Playing into Russia & Iran’s hands is foolish. This President is putting our national security at grave risk. |
| Another Republican senator, Jeff Flake of Arizona, says he won’t back ending the Senate filibuster to pass border wall funding. | Another Republican senator, Jeff Flake of Arizona, says he won’t back ending the Senate filibuster to pass border wall funding. |
| The Senate filibuster is about the only mechanism left in Washington that brings the parties together. Deploying the nuclear option would blow that up. I will not vote to do it. https://t.co/XDL19fuSMP | The Senate filibuster is about the only mechanism left in Washington that brings the parties together. Deploying the nuclear option would blow that up. I will not vote to do it. https://t.co/XDL19fuSMP |
| Donald Trump, who repeatedly said he would be the one to shut down the government over border wall money and would not blame Democrats for it, now...blames Democrats for it. | Donald Trump, who repeatedly said he would be the one to shut down the government over border wall money and would not blame Democrats for it, now...blames Democrats for it. |
| The Democrats now own the shutdown! | The Democrats now own the shutdown! |
| Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from Syria was made hastily, without consulting his national security team or allies, and over strong objections from virtually everyone involved in the fight against the Islamic State, the Associated Press reports: | Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from Syria was made hastily, without consulting his national security team or allies, and over strong objections from virtually everyone involved in the fight against the Islamic State, the Associated Press reports: |
| Trump stunned his Cabinet, lawmakers and much of the world with the move by rejecting the advice of his top aides and agreeing to a withdrawal in a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week, two officials briefed on the matter said. | Trump stunned his Cabinet, lawmakers and much of the world with the move by rejecting the advice of his top aides and agreeing to a withdrawal in a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week, two officials briefed on the matter said. |
| The Dec. 14 call, described by officials who were not authorized to discuss the decision-making process publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, is a view into a Trump decision with profound consequences, including the resignation of widely respected Defense Secretary Jim Mattis... | The Dec. 14 call, described by officials who were not authorized to discuss the decision-making process publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, is a view into a Trump decision with profound consequences, including the resignation of widely respected Defense Secretary Jim Mattis... |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arranged the Dec. 14 call a day after he had unsuccessfully sought clarity from Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu about Erdogan’s threats to launch a military operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish rebels in northeast Syria, where American forces are based. | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arranged the Dec. 14 call a day after he had unsuccessfully sought clarity from Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu about Erdogan’s threats to launch a military operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish rebels in northeast Syria, where American forces are based. |
| Pompeo, Mattis and other members of the national security team prepared a list of talking points for Trump to tell Erdogan to back off, the officials said. | Pompeo, Mattis and other members of the national security team prepared a list of talking points for Trump to tell Erdogan to back off, the officials said. |
| But the officials said Trump, who had previously accepted such advice and convinced the Turkish leader not to attack the Kurds and put U.S. troops at risk, ignored the script. Instead, the president sided with Erdogan. | But the officials said Trump, who had previously accepted such advice and convinced the Turkish leader not to attack the Kurds and put U.S. troops at risk, ignored the script. Instead, the president sided with Erdogan. |
| The officials said the conversation set off a frantic, four-day scramble to convince the president either to reverse or delay the decision to give the military and Kurdish forces time to prepare for an orderly withdrawal. Trump, however, was unmoved, they said. | The officials said the conversation set off a frantic, four-day scramble to convince the president either to reverse or delay the decision to give the military and Kurdish forces time to prepare for an orderly withdrawal. Trump, however, was unmoved, they said. |
| Senator Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican, says he will not support using the so-called “nuclear option” to end the filibuster and pass border wall funding over Democrats’ objections. | Senator Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican, says he will not support using the so-called “nuclear option” to end the filibuster and pass border wall funding over Democrats’ objections. |
| HATCH—> “I’ve long said that eliminating the legislative filibuster would be a mistake. It’s what’s prevented our country for decades from sliding toward liberalism. It’s inconvenient sometimes, but requiring compromise is in the interest of both parties in the long term.” | HATCH—> “I’ve long said that eliminating the legislative filibuster would be a mistake. It’s what’s prevented our country for decades from sliding toward liberalism. It’s inconvenient sometimes, but requiring compromise is in the interest of both parties in the long term.” |
| Defense Secretary Jim Mattis did the “right thing” by resigning over his differences with Donald Trump, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Friday. | Defense Secretary Jim Mattis did the “right thing” by resigning over his differences with Donald Trump, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Friday. |
| “At the end of the day, the American people elected one person to be the commander-in-chief and to make decisions,” Sanders said on Fox News. “The president listens to all of his national security team, of which is a big group. He takes their advice. And at the end of the day, he makes the decision.” | “At the end of the day, the American people elected one person to be the commander-in-chief and to make decisions,” Sanders said on Fox News. “The president listens to all of his national security team, of which is a big group. He takes their advice. And at the end of the day, he makes the decision.” |
| “If Secretary Mattis doesn’t feel like he’s the right person to fill that job, I think it was the right thing and an honorable thing that he did in stepping aside,” she said. | “If Secretary Mattis doesn’t feel like he’s the right person to fill that job, I think it was the right thing and an honorable thing that he did in stepping aside,” she said. |
| Sanders said Mattis and Trump have a “good relationship” but “disagree on a number of fronts.” | Sanders said Mattis and Trump have a “good relationship” but “disagree on a number of fronts.” |
| Donald Trump is set to meet with Senate Republicans at the White House at 10:30am over the government funding battle, per C-Span. | Donald Trump is set to meet with Senate Republicans at the White House at 10:30am over the government funding battle, per C-Span. |
| .@POTUS will meet with Senate Republicans at 10:30am to discuss govnerment funding. | .@POTUS will meet with Senate Republicans at 10:30am to discuss govnerment funding. |
| “If they don’t get this done, then he’s shutting down the government,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told Fox News. | “If they don’t get this done, then he’s shutting down the government,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told Fox News. |
| If there is a shutdown, Trump will remain in Washington instead of traveling to his Mar a Lago resort in Florida, Sanders said. | If there is a shutdown, Trump will remain in Washington instead of traveling to his Mar a Lago resort in Florida, Sanders said. |
| Donald Trump is tweeting prodigiously this morning about the potential shutdown. He’s pushing Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell to “use the Nuclear Option” to get approval for money for his border wall. | Donald Trump is tweeting prodigiously this morning about the potential shutdown. He’s pushing Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell to “use the Nuclear Option” to get approval for money for his border wall. |
| That refers to changing the Senate rules to end the filibuster, and allow bills to be approved with 51 votes, instead of 60. | That refers to changing the Senate rules to end the filibuster, and allow bills to be approved with 51 votes, instead of 60. |
| McConnell has said repeatedly he will never do that. | McConnell has said repeatedly he will never do that. |
| Senator Mitch McConnell should fight for the Wall and Border Security as hard as he fought for anything. He will need Democrat votes, but as shown in the House, good things happen. If enough Dems don’t vote, it will be a Democrat Shutdown! House Republicans were great yesterday! | Senator Mitch McConnell should fight for the Wall and Border Security as hard as he fought for anything. He will need Democrat votes, but as shown in the House, good things happen. If enough Dems don’t vote, it will be a Democrat Shutdown! House Republicans were great yesterday! |
| The Democrats are trying to belittle the concept of a Wall, calling it old fashioned. The fact is there is nothing else’s that will work, and that has been true for thousands of years. It’s like the wheel, there is nothing better. I know tech better than anyone, & technology..... | The Democrats are trying to belittle the concept of a Wall, calling it old fashioned. The fact is there is nothing else’s that will work, and that has been true for thousands of years. It’s like the wheel, there is nothing better. I know tech better than anyone, & technology..... |
| The Democrats are trying to belittle the concept of a Wall, calling it old fashioned. The fact is there is nothing else’s that will work, and that has been true for thousands of years. It’s like the wheel, there is nothing better. I know tech better than anyone, & technology..... | The Democrats are trying to belittle the concept of a Wall, calling it old fashioned. The fact is there is nothing else’s that will work, and that has been true for thousands of years. It’s like the wheel, there is nothing better. I know tech better than anyone, & technology..... |
| .....on a Border is only effective in conjunction with a Wall. Properly designed and built Walls work, and the Democrats are lying when they say they don’t. In Israel the Wall is 99.9% successful. Will not be any different on our Southern Border! Hundreds of $Billions saved! | .....on a Border is only effective in conjunction with a Wall. Properly designed and built Walls work, and the Democrats are lying when they say they don’t. In Israel the Wall is 99.9% successful. Will not be any different on our Southern Border! Hundreds of $Billions saved! |
| No matter what happens today in the Senate, Republican House Members should be very proud of themselves. They flew back to Washington from all parts of the World in order to vote for Border Security and the Wall. Not one Democrat voted yes, and we won big. I am very proud of you! | No matter what happens today in the Senate, Republican House Members should be very proud of themselves. They flew back to Washington from all parts of the World in order to vote for Border Security and the Wall. Not one Democrat voted yes, and we won big. I am very proud of you! |
| The Democrats, whose votes we need in the Senate, will probably vote against Border Security and the Wall even though they know it is DESPERATELY NEEDED. If the Dems vote no, there will be a shutdown that will last for a very long time. People don’t want Open Borders and Crime! | The Democrats, whose votes we need in the Senate, will probably vote against Border Security and the Wall even though they know it is DESPERATELY NEEDED. If the Dems vote no, there will be a shutdown that will last for a very long time. People don’t want Open Borders and Crime! |
| Shutdown today if Democrats do not vote for Border Security! | Shutdown today if Democrats do not vote for Border Security! |
| Even President Ronald Reagan tried for 8 years to build a Border Wall, or Fence, and was unable to do so. Others also have tried. We will get it done, one way or the other! | Even President Ronald Reagan tried for 8 years to build a Border Wall, or Fence, and was unable to do so. Others also have tried. We will get it done, one way or the other! |
| Mitch, use the Nuclear Option and get it done! Our Country is counting on you! | Mitch, use the Nuclear Option and get it done! Our Country is counting on you! |
| Thank you @SteveDaines for being willing to go with the so-called nuclear option in order to win on DESPERATELY NEEDED Border Security! Have my total support. | Thank you @SteveDaines for being willing to go with the so-called nuclear option in order to win on DESPERATELY NEEDED Border Security! Have my total support. |
| Good morning. The federal government is careening toward a partial shutdown at midnight, with Donald Trump threatening “a shutdown that will last for a very long time” if he doesn’t get money for his border wall. | Good morning. The federal government is careening toward a partial shutdown at midnight, with Donald Trump threatening “a shutdown that will last for a very long time” if he doesn’t get money for his border wall. |
| The Senate is set to meet at noon, but there’s little chance they’ll approve the bill passed by the House last night to fund the government and provide $5.7bn for the wall. | The Senate is set to meet at noon, but there’s little chance they’ll approve the bill passed by the House last night to fund the government and provide $5.7bn for the wall. |
| Senators, who had scattered across the country after passing a clean funding extension they thought would be accepted on a bipartisan basis, are scrambling to get back to the Capitol - or in other cases, not bothering. Stay tuned. | Senators, who had scattered across the country after passing a clean funding extension they thought would be accepted on a bipartisan basis, are scrambling to get back to the Capitol - or in other cases, not bothering. Stay tuned. |