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Trump Continues To Try And Make ‘Presidential Harassment’ A Thing

As predicted, Donald Trump is continuing to embrace his new catch phrase, ‘presidential harassment.’

The Donald tweets, “I am in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come on over and make a deal on Border Security. From what I hear, they are spending so much time on Presidential Harassment that they have little time left for things like stopping crime and our military!”

A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday shows 47% of adults hold Mr. Trump responsible for the shutdown versus 33% who blame the Democrats in Congress.

The truth is Senate and House Republicans had a deal to continue funding the government which Trump agreed to. He only u-turned after Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter publicly criticized him.

Back in 2013, Trump told Fox News, “Problems start from the top and they have to get solved from the top. And the president’s the leader. And he’s got to get everybody in a room. And he’s got to lead.”

Well, Donny, time to ‘get everybody in a room’ and lead.

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News Round-Up: December 28, 2018

Some news items you might have missed:

• Happy, happy birthday to my awesome godson Josh (above), who I am certain hung the moon.

• Police in Colorado have arrested a woman for trashing a gay man’s apartment over his “gay behavior.” She faces charges of causing non-serious bodily injury, domestic violence, criminal mischief, and assault in the third degree, with possible bias crime enhancements.

• Outsports has named Gus Kenworthy’s slope-side kiss with boyfriend Matt Wilkas at the Olympics the “gay sports moment of 2018.”

• Thanks to the Trump Shutdown, as of midnight tonight, 42,000 Coast Guard members won’t see another paycheck until mid-January at the earliest. Other military branches are unaffected by the partial government shutdown but the Coast Guard falls under the Homeland Security Department.

• Out comedienne/TV host Ellen DeGeneres snagged a Top 10 spot (8th) on Gallup’s “Most Admired Women” poll this year. She’s the only LGBTQ person to appear on the list.

• Star Trek: Discovery star Wilson Cruz shows us how to turn a fierce 45-years-old. Just a simple wave of the hand, “45 and…”

A post shared by Wilson Cruz (@wcruz73) on Dec 27, 2018 at 12:07pm PST

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Trump Administration Suggests Furloughed Federal Employees Offer To Trade Services In Lieu Of Rent

On Thursday, The U.S. Office of Personnel Management tweeted sample letters and suggestions for federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown to use in contacting creditors, landlords and mortgage companies while their income is cut off.

On Thursday, The U.S. Office of Personnel Management tweeted sample letters and suggestions for federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown to use in contacting creditors, landlords and mortgage companies while their income is cut off.

“Feds, here are sample letters you may use as a guide when working with your creditors during this furlough. If you need legal advice please consult with your personal attorney,” read the tweet.

First of all, the OPM thinks federal employees have ‘personal attorneys???’

If you download the sample letters, one includes suggesting to your landlord “the possibility of trading my services to perform maintenance (e.g. painting, carpentry work) in exchange for partial rent payments.”

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Trump On Who Should Be Fired For Government Shutdown? “The President!”

As the Trump shutdown continues (and most likely will into the new year), let’s check in to see what Donald Trump once said about bearing the responsibility of a government shutdown:

Fox News – “If there is a shutdown, who should get fired?”

 Trump – “The President!”

There you go, Donald.

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#TrumpShutdown To Last Until After Christmas At A Minimum

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has adorned his chamber until next Thursday

The U.S. Senate has adjourned until at least December 27, meaning the current #TrumpShutdown will continue for several days at a minimum.

From The Washington Post:

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that his chamber would not return to legislative business until Thursday, which means many federal agencies will remain closed until later next week at the earliest and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be left in limbo about their status.

“Listen, anything can happen,” McConnell said. “We’re pulling for an agreement that can get 60 votes in the Senate and a majority in the House.”

The decision came after Trump had a lunch with conservative Republicans and dispatched Vice President Pence to the Capitol to make the latest offer to Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.). That meeting ended after 30 minutes with no resolution.

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#TrumpShutdown Begins

Donald Trump

From The New York Times:

The federal government shut down early Saturday after congressional and White House officials failed to find a compromise on a spending bill that hinged on President Trump’s demands for $5.7 billion for a border wall.

It is the third shutdown in two years of unified Republican rule in Washington, and it will stop work at nine federal departments and several other agencies. Hundreds of thousands of government employees are affected.

Any hope of a compromise ended about 8:30 p.m. Friday, when both the House and the Senate had adjourned with no solution in sight. Talks are expected to begin again on Saturday.

A burst of late-afternoon activity could not break the deadlock, even as Vice President Mike Pence met with Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, and senior House Republicans, searching for a solution to a logjam that Mr. Trump has shown little interest in breaking.

The partial shutdown sends about 380,000 workers home without pay.

Another 420,000 deemed too essential to be furloughed will be forced to work without pay. These federal employees include the Border Patrol officers Trump pretends to appreciate so much.

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Trump Says Democrats ‘Own’ Government Shutdown After Saying He Would Shoulder The Blame

Donald Trump summoned Senate Republicans to the White House this morning in a rallying cry to get them to somehow pass the newly-approved House spending bill that includes $5 billion for Trump’s border wall.

Remember the 2016 campaign? 

 ‘Who’s gonna pay for ‘the wall?’ ‘Mexico!’

Mind you, you need 60 votes in the Senate to pass a spending bill. There are nowhere near enough Democratic votes (if one) to get close to 60.

But Trump took to Twitter this morning already blaming the Democrats for any government shutdown that might occur tonight at midnight.

But if you take a little trip on the Wayback Machine, you’ll recall on December 11th in a nationally televised Oval Office meeting, Trump said:

“If we don’t get what we want, one way or the other, I will shut down the government. So I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I’m not going to blame you for it. I’ll tell you what, I am proud to shut down the government.”

As Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer points out, the Senate passed a bipartisan bill to keep the government open and running.

In the case of a shutdown, nine federal departments and a number of agencies – Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, State, Transportation and Treasury Departments – will all shutter.

More than 420,000 people will work without pay and an additional 380,000 workers will be furloughed.

Right before Christmas.

#ThanksTrump

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Trump Doubles Down On Government Shutdown

Alrighty then.

I’m sure this is the last thing Congressional Republicans want right before the mid-term elections – their leader threatening a dogvernment shutdown.

Donald Trump tweeted, “I don’t care what the political ramifications are, our immigration laws and border security have been a complete and total disaster for decades, and there is no way that the Democrats will allow it to be fixed without a Government Shutdown…Border Security is National Security, and National Security is the long-term viability of our Country. A Government Shutdown is a very small price to pay for a safe and Prosperous America!”

Popular, you’re gonna me pop-u-u-lar.

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Trump Threatens Government Shutdown Over Funding “The Wall”

Donald Trump threatens to shut down federal government over “wall funding”

Remember all during the 2016 presidential campaign Donald Trump’s promises of building a wall along the U.S. southern border and Mexico would pay for it?

Over and over he told his followers how “easy” it would be to get the Mexican government to pay for ‘the wall.’

Not sure whatever happened to that plan because now the Trumpster is threatening to shut down the federal government if Democrats in Congress don’t vote to give him tens of billions of dollars to build ‘the wall.’

This morning, Trump tweeted, “I would be willing to “shut down” government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc. and finally go to system of Immigration based on MERIT! We need great people coming into our Country!”

And the Twitterverse responded:

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Trump: “I’d Love To See A Shutdown”

During a meeting on the MS-13 gang, Donald Trump announced he supports a government shutdown if Democrats won’t agree to tighten immigration laws:

“If we don’t change it, let’s have a shutdown. We’ll do a shutdown and it’s worth it for our country. I’d love to see a shutdown if we don’t get this stuff taken care of.”

Trump’s comments came at 2:33pm today.

At 3:50pm, White House press secretary Sarah Huckbee Sanders walked that back telling the press, “We are not advocating for a shutdown.”

#chaos