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Watching all the pitiful speeches and the pathetic responses from the talking heads one would think we're not serious about border security and/or illegal immigration reform. Imagine my surprise.
I don't disagree entirely, Trump is not the master negotiator he claims to be. That said, I put 90% of this on Congress. They do nothing but use this as a campaign issue.That is the point of the GOP position, to make the Democrats look like they want an open border and let everyone in no matter what. This is mainly the Democrats fault because they simply oppose the Wall that Trump promised Mexico would pay for and never focus on their own plans for border security. They do support strong borders and controlled immigration as even stated by Schumer and Clinton in the past. They have put down in bills the need for more border patrol personnel as well as updated falling apart infrastructure and many of these issues were covered under previous Dem administrations/GOP Congresses with bi partisan support.
But the message is lost because Trump demands an ineffectual wall over claims he made that Mexico would pay for it and the sheeple bought it and the Dems will not let him get what he wants on a lie or ever give in to his rants.
If he just made a position of increasing border security in general, both sides would have agreed to several measures last year. Trump's biggest problem is the way he always comes across and how he lies about what he said or promised.
This is a typical pissing contest between two children.
In my personal legal/biz background I found that a good negotiator cannot have any ego as the point is know what to concede on and what to stand firm on and also how to meet somewhere in the middle. I think it is safe to say Trump is too egotistical and arrogant to ever perform in that role. His success in business was built on people wanting to link to his brand so he rarely had to take a true negotiator's stance, he just bullied banks and businesses.
Does not work in government the same way because you are always sitting across the table from a bigger asshole than you could ever be. The only reason the government is shut down is because members of his base called him a pussy.
Its going to be done by emergency funding. Fine, whatever it takes...BOOM!
Trump asked Pelosi if she was going to help with the wall. She answered NO.
Then suddenly President Donald J. Trump was no longer at the negotiating table.
Hope he said "have a nice day" on the way out to keep things civil.
BOOM!
Trump asked Pelosi if she was going to help with the wall. She answered NO.
Then suddenly President Donald J. Trump was no longer at the negotiating table.
Hope he said "have a nice day" on the way out to keep things civil.