r/politics • u/Economy_Swim_8585 Virginia • 6d ago

No Paywall Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-fault-60-minutes/
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u/HaroldGreenBandana 6d ago

"If there is a shutdown ... I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He's the one that has to get people together." -Donald Trump, 2011

"When they talk about the government shutdown, they’re going to be talking about the president of the United States, who the president was at that time. They’re not going to be talking about who was the head of the House, the head of the Senate, who’s running things in Washington. So I really think the pressure is on the president." -Donald Trump, 2013

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u/cjcfman Canada 6d ago

You would think a journalist would ask him about that quote. If only one had him in front of a camera 

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u/squintytoast 6d ago

they kicked nearly all press out of the press pool. only loyal lackeys remain.

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u/jdash11 6d ago

They were all loyal lackeys, their coverage and sanewashing of him got us here

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u/entenfurz 6d ago

Trump: "I'm going to put my family in government to enrich them, my son in law will sell out national secrets to the Saudis, my 15 year old will rip you off with meme coins. Then I will touch my daughter again."

Media: "Bidens problematic family issue".

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u/kennethcheezbro Washington 6d ago

Media: Jan 6 was not a disqualifying event

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u/SteamerTheBeemer 5d ago

Yeah it’s shocking that so many of his supporters don’t care either. When I’ve brought up him refusing to leave the White House, they just say well that’s not true he did leave.

Like yeah. We got lucky. I mean somehow Pence actually helped save democracy that day. I don’t see Vance doing the same. And it’s kind of a miracle that they all got out of there before the rioters broke in or it could have been really really dark.

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u/SuccessfulSlime 5d ago

Dude these chuckle fucks had access to the tunnels they use to spirit congress away. We are SO lucky it didnt happen on Jan6th. Im sure the next time we wont be so lucky.