Trump predicts GOP will work with Dems 'for the good of the country'
Source: Politico
By LOUIS NELSON 12/22/2017 08:55 AM EST
President Donald Trump suggested Friday that Republicans and Democrats who have been at odds over nearly every major policy issue this year might soon come together on an infrastructure plan for the good of the country.
At some point, and for the good of the country, I predict we will start working with the Democrats in a Bipartisan fashion, the president wrote on Twitter Friday morning. Infrastructure would be a perfect place to start. After having foolishly spent $7 trillion in the Middle East, it is time to start rebuilding our country!
A massive infrastructure package has been on Trumps to-do list since last years presidential campaign and is the policy goal where he is most likely to find cooperation from Democrats, at least in theory. But Trump has spent much of the year bashing members of the opposing party over his efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare and pass a package of tax cuts, as well as over the ongoing Russia investigation, which he has described as a hoax created by Democrats to excuse Hillary Clintons loss in last years election.
While the White House has yet to come forward with its plan Trump administration officials have said they plan to release a list of principles sometime before the presidents state of the union address next month early indications point to a wide gap between what the White House is expected to propose, $200 billion in federal spending paired with state and local money as well as private investment, and the $1 trillion in new infrastructure that Democrats have suggested.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/22/trump-republicans-democrats-bipartisan-314484
dhol82
(9,353 posts)What a bunch of sorry fucks.
marble falls
(57,854 posts)After cutting taxes where will he find all that money without adding even further to the deficit he already made worse with those taz cuts? He's lying or hallucinating.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)marble falls
(57,854 posts)of 2017 and 2018.
bluestarone
(17,183 posts)that's the ONLY REASON
notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)MurrayDelph
(5,312 posts)they will run to their party news stations and decry the "unprecedented obstructionism."
dalton99a
(81,735 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)The gop crafted this tax bill without democratic members, but with lobbyists. They are now conducting YET another investigation into Hillary. They are holding meetings about Russian interference in NY, behind closed doors, no democratic politicians allowed. Just like their dear leader, they THINK they rule the world. When reality bites, in the form of elections, they will get a wake up call. Deplorables are not just the people who voted for tRump, but the members of his party. Traitors.
lark
(23,237 posts)Anyone who believes the drivel out of the orange assface are either conspirators against America or pure stupid. Name one company (you notice he didn't do that) that is giving bonuses to workers below the vP level that didn't already have this budgeted, just one! I doubt there is any. They, being greedy soulless oligarchs, are just giving themselves and maybe 1-2 other top people huge bonuses. of course, drumpf thinks only the top people are actually human since he has no idea how the rest of us live and doesn't care to know either.
paleotn
(18,041 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)as well as Nessy; astrology can tell your future, there really was a Bowling Green massacre, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders is America's Sweetheart.
They_Live
(3,252 posts)Which country is he talking about, I wonder?
roamer65
(36,749 posts)FreeStateDemocrat
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