Earlier today, in a meeting to discuss the FY 2019 budget impasse and impending Government shutdown, Speaker-to-be Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer clashed with unhinged bigot and "Individual 1" Donald "Rump" Trump, who swore to shut down the government if he didn't get billions for his border wall with Mexico -- which he told his cult followers repeatedly that Mexico would pay for.
The tense exchange occurred in a photo-op in the Oval Office, where the Dem duo goaded a volatile Rump into saying he'd be proud to shutdown the Government over the border wall funding:
“I will be the one to shut it down,” Trump said. “I will take the mantle of shutting it down ... I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck.”In saying so, Rump took complete ownership of the unpopular move of shutting down the Federal government, which even some frightened Rethuglican leaders have promised won't happen because of the political damage it would cause them. As we've said recently, if this solely hurt Rethugs, we'd say, "Please do, Rump." Even so, it's clear now that any shutdown will be a "Trump shutdown," and it couldn't have been better enunciated today than by Rump himself. Well played, Nancy and Chuck!
BONUS: The Twitter reaction to Rump's public, self-defeating tantrum is priceless. So is the deer-in-the-headlights look of Rump's towel boy and empty suit VP Mike "Dense" Pence, seated petrified next to his raging master.
BONUS II: One of our favorite reactions, from a national treasure --
Our pantspisser in chief clearly has his priorities in order. https://t.co/fCZqhmN146— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) December 11, 2018
BONUS III: Heh heh heh.
