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Trump Just Teased a Major Announcement Regarding the Shutdown and ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ at the Border
Donald Trump on Friday night teased a “major announcement” he has for tomorrow related to the government shutdown and the ongoing fight over border security.
Trump tweeted, “I will be making a major announcement concerning the Humanitarian Crisis on our Southern Border, and the Shutdown, tomorrow afternoon at 3 P.M., live from the @WhiteHouse”
I will be making a major announcement concerning the Humanitarian Crisis on our Southern Border, and the Shutdown, tomorrow afternoon at 3 P.M., live from the @WhiteHouse.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2019
Tomorrow will be day 29 of the shutdown, capping off a chaotic week marked by POTUS’ very public back-and-forth with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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The president had previously floated the idea of declaring a national emergency over illegal crossings along the southern border, but appeared earlier this month to have backed away from that proposal.
“It’s the easy way out, but Congress should do this,” Trump told reporters earlier in January, adding he would “rather not” pursue the option due to the likelihood of facing court challenges from Democrats.
Twitter had some questions:
Trump: I will be making a major announcement. It will be racist as hell & intended to scare the ever loving shit out of old people but hopefully it’ll make everyone forget I’m a criminal, traitor, & creating actual breadlines over a wall I told y’all someone else would pay for.
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) January 18, 2019
Swell. Try not to suborn any perjury on the way there.https://t.co/s2I8PTVl11
— NeverSaid"Hat" (@Popehat) January 18, 2019
HARD PASS!
MEDIA IGNORE HIM UNLESS IT’S ABOUT COHEN!https://t.co/hffFJsi0Fz
— Ryan Hill (@RyanHillMI) January 18, 2019
The administration has been building its case for a national emergency declaration for weeks, even as some advisers and lawyers have cautioned against the move. No word yet from my sources on what exactly the president plans to say… https://t.co/wZHarPbFCm
— Robert Costa (@costareports) January 18, 2019
Appreciate the heads up to polish up my “trump declares national emergency” prewrite… https://t.co/2FVgv1rs6G
— Cameron Joseph (@cam_joseph) January 18, 2019
It’s not a humanitarian crisis! Stop with the fear mongering
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) January 18, 2019
I, Donald J. Trump, traitor,hereby resign the office of the presidency effective immediately. My number 1 fangirl, @VP Pence will flee to a conversion camp for fauxvangelicals,thereby ending the humanitarian crisis and leaving the country in the capable hands of #PresidentPelosi.
— Lesley Abravanel (@lesleyabravanel) January 18, 2019
If he just ends up declaring an emergency now, what will have been accomplished by not doing it last week before federal workers missed a paycheck? https://t.co/SHr4UVXLtx
— Steve Loiaconi (@sloiaconi) January 18, 2019
The clown finally giving up, ending the shutdown because if he doesn't he knows he won't get reelected, as if! He and his comrades are going down very soon! Impeachment is near. https://t.co/bZ3hlq69wN
— LeRoy Tapia (@leroytapia) January 18, 2019
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