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In reply to the discussion: Pierce: Nancy Pelosi Just Mocked the President* to His Face in the Oval Office [View all]dalton99a
(81,433 posts)4. Great piece
PELOSI: You have the White House. You have the Senate. You have the House of Representatives. You have the votes. You should pass it.
TRUMP: No, we don't have the votes, Nancy, because in the Senate we need 60 votes, and we don't have it (ph).
PELOSI: No, no, but in the House, you could bring it up right now.
TRUMP: Yes, but I can't -- excuse me, but I can't get it passed in the House if it's not going to pass in the Senate; I don't want to waste time.
PELOSI: Well, the fact is, you can get it started that way.
TRUMP: The House we could get passed very easily, and we do.
PELOSI: OK, then do it. Then do it.
TRUMP: If I needed the votes for the wall in the House, I would have them in one session; it would be done.
PELOSI: Well, then go do it. Go do it.
TRUMP: It doesn't help, because we need 10 Democrats in the Senate.
PELOSI: No, don't put it on the Senate; put it on -- put it on the negotiation.
TRUMP: OK, let me ask you this, just -- and we're doing this in a very friendly manner. It doesn't help for me to take a vote in the House where I will win easily with the Republicans.
PELOSI: You will not win.
TRUMP: No, we don't have the votes, Nancy, because in the Senate we need 60 votes, and we don't have it (ph).
PELOSI: No, no, but in the House, you could bring it up right now.
TRUMP: Yes, but I can't -- excuse me, but I can't get it passed in the House if it's not going to pass in the Senate; I don't want to waste time.
PELOSI: Well, the fact is, you can get it started that way.
TRUMP: The House we could get passed very easily, and we do.
PELOSI: OK, then do it. Then do it.
TRUMP: If I needed the votes for the wall in the House, I would have them in one session; it would be done.
PELOSI: Well, then go do it. Go do it.
TRUMP: It doesn't help, because we need 10 Democrats in the Senate.
PELOSI: No, don't put it on the Senate; put it on -- put it on the negotiation.
TRUMP: OK, let me ask you this, just -- and we're doing this in a very friendly manner. It doesn't help for me to take a vote in the House where I will win easily with the Republicans.
PELOSI: You will not win.
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Pierce: Nancy Pelosi Just Mocked the President* to His Face in the Oval Office [View all]
mcar
Dec 2018
OP
He doesn't know government or governing. He is out of his league when he leaves Mar-a-lago.
allgood33
Dec 2018
#31
Take note the repeated use of her first name before each proclamation. Bully behavior.
LuckyLib
Dec 2018
#13
My auto mechanic does that constantly. He speaks broken English, so he uses it as a pause.
C Moon
Dec 2018
#19
As much as I admire and respect my J-school classmate -- Charlie Pierce -- I'm surprised...
Fritz Walter
Dec 2018
#27
I didn't notice her mocking him in front of him. But I saw that HE was trying to blame the Democrats
Honeycombe8
Dec 2018
#30