Tag: government shut down

Based on Trump’s detailed diagram of his slat wall, here is some advanced mathematics

For probably the first time in American history, part of the government is shut down for lack of funding because of a dispute over a construction project.

President Trump, as you may have heard, promised during the 2016 presidential campaign that he would solve most of America’s immigration problems and many of its other issues by building a wall on the border between the United States and Mexico. This wall was going to be paid for by Mexico, he claimed, an assertion that was never believable. More believable: that the wall was going to be made of concrete slabs, a point he made in some detail on the trail.

“Concrete plank,” he said at a rally in August 2016. “Precast. Precast, right? Boom. Bing. Done. Keep going.”

View the complete December 23 article by Philip Bump on The Washington Post website here.

Trump Touts Rush Limbaugh’s Support for Shutting Down the Government: ‘It’s a Great Political Issue’

The following article by Cody Fenwick was posted on the AlterNet.org website September 7, 2018:

Republicans lawmakers, on the other hand, are not thrilled about the idea.

Credit: Trump via Shealah Craighhead via White House and Limbaugh via YouTube screen grab

Congressional Republican leaders have been clear: They do not want a government shutdown at the end of the month.

President Donald Trump, on the other hand? He still seems enthusiastic about the idea.

“I would do it because I think it’s a great political issue,” Trump told reporters Friday. “I was reading and watching the other day, there are some people I have a lot of respect for.”

View the complete article here.

Trump to Dems: I’ll ‘Shut Down’ Government Over Immigration

The following article by John T. Bennett was posted on the Roll Call website July 29, 2018:

Shelby has told president new wall funding likely capped at $1.6B

Credit: Kevin Dietsch-Pool, Getty Images

President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to shut down the federal government this fall unless Democrats give in to his border security demands, including by giving him billions more for his proposed southern border wall.

Should Democrats continue denying Trump his border barrier and other demands and the president make good on his high-stakes threat, it would be the third funding lapse of his tenure. It also would shutter the government just weeks before voters will decide which party controls the House and Senate — and the Trump-GOP agenda — come January.

“I would be willing to “shut down” government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall!” he wrote.

View the complete article here.

Chances for government shutdown rising

The following article by Scott Wong was posted on the Hill website November 28, 2017:

The odds of a government shutdown grew dramatically Tuesday as President Trump tweeted that he saw no path to a year-end deal with Democrats “Chuck and Nancy,” who then promptly backed out of a meeting at the White House.

Shortly after Trump’s “I don’t see a deal!” tweet, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) said they didn’t see the point of sitting down with Trump. Continue reading “Chances for government shutdown rising”