No one could accuse Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of being a sycophant for President Donald Trump. He doesn’t always see eye-to-eye with Trump and isn’t shy about saying so.
But sometimes he does agree with him, and when he does he is also not shy about saying so. In the midst of his tweets regarding concerns over pulling out of Syria, he put out this little doozey for the Democrats:
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@LindseyGrahamSC
To Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats:
No Wall Money, No Deal.
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Some people were concerned that Trump would “cave” to Democrats over the wall. But he has stood firm and now he has Graham backing him up.
According to The Hill, the battle between the Democrats and Republicans, which has already led to a partial government shutdown, may take time to end. That is because the House “passed an amended version” of the Senate’s continuing resolution providing more than $5 billion for the border wall and security.
The bill has stalled in the Senate, where The Hill reports that it does not have the support it needs to pass. Could that change?
Graham has been a senator since 2002 and was elected to the House before that. He presumably has some influence amongst his fellow members of Congress.
With him backing the president on funding and building the wall, it is possible that others in the Senate will do so as well, if he presses them on it. His Senate biography notes that he is “one of the strongest proponents of a robust national defense.”
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[–] TSE 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Hey, the Senate is the problem, NOT THE Dems. Why blame the Dems? The Rep house passed the 5B$ funding, it is the Republican Senate, that is fucked up. WHY DON'T THEY VOTE ON IT and use the 51 vote nuclear option? If they don't vote on it, I think this mess is owned by the Reps. Just vote already and pass the 5B$ house bill.
[–] Stefanovich973 ago
December 21, 2018 - 11:32 AM EST
"McConnell rejects using nuclear option on wall ... Republican Sens. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) and Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) immediately announced Friday morning that they would not vote for the nuclear option.
The retiring Senate president pro tempore, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), also said he opposed the idea."
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/422471-mcconnell-rejects-using-nuclear-option-on-wall
[–] TSE 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Like I said. The Rep. Senators are worried that the Dems will use it the next time when they are in power. Duh - of course they will. They already did use it under Obozo. The Dems play dirty and the Reps are pussies. Don't they get it? This is war!!