It is about ego and “I am president and you are not.” Donald Trump has no right to shut down the government and this needs to be a lesson to the US House and US Senate. His temper tantrums are not appreciated.
Is everyone talking about the stock markets this evening across America? No, why? Because Americans are getting a full dose of a Trump temper tantrum. What happened to the Trump economy? It should be over $50,000 on the Dow by now. I mean in two years it should have doubled.
December 21, 2018
By Rebecca Ungarino
Stocks tumbled Friday, (click here) with the major averages all closing firmly in negative territory. The Dow fell 414 points, or 2%, bringing its weekly decline to 6.87%.
The S&P 500 also shed 2% on Friday, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 3% — entering a bear market, or down 20% from its highs — as some big tech names posted steep declines. Apple fell nearly 4% while Amazon plunged almost 6%. Google parent Alphabet tumbled 3%.
The losses accelerated in the final hour of trading, and stocks closed just barely off session lows....
The US House and US Senate need to seek a retreat together during the opening days in January because this is exactly the problem they will face if they don't resolve to pass legislation that is backed by two-thirds of each house and veto proof.
The fact of the matter is the American people don't need a president who has temper tantrums so much as resolved to conduct the day to day business of the country while the legislation carries out the new laws needed.
The American people spoke very clearly in November that the government MUST function and address the security and sovereignty of the USA, including passage of legislation that will SOLVE PROBLEMS and not create them, such as a strong and purposeful immigration bill. These bills have to be veto proof. That is what the American people demanded in November of 2018. Trump is not capable of leading so much as having hissy fits, so the legislature needs to recapture it's definition and purpose and raise its approval ratings and GET ON WITH IT.
December 20, 2018
By Rebecca Shabad and Doha Madani
Washington — The House (click here) passed a stopgap measure Thursday night to fund the government that includes $5 billion for a border wall sought by President Donald Trump. The bill is expected to be rejected in the Senate, and does little to prevent a shutdown on Saturday.
The vote of 217 to 185 on Thursday night puts the House at odds with the Senate, which on Wednesday night passed a funding bill that does not include border wall money....
To begin with I am hopping mad there is $5 billion in the bill at all and if $5 billion isn't enough for Trump, then he needs to MAKE A DEAL with the President of Mexico.
End of discussion.
If the government is shutdown over the holidays then so be it. Let Trump sit at the desk in the Oval Office until New Years and see if anyone cares. When the Congress returns in January they need a veto proof funding bill and get on with the country's business.
You want to know how stupid the shut down is? The ones most hurt by the shutdown are the Border Patrols. Give me a break, this has nothing to do with "The Wall."
