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DonViejo

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Sat Dec 22, 2018, 12:26 PM Dec 2018

Lindsey Graham on Shutdown: If Trump Doesn't 'Break' Dems Now, 'It's Going to Be a Terrible 2019' [View all]

Source: Mediaite



Lindsey Graham on Shutdown: If Trump Doesn’t ‘Break’ Democrats Now, ‘It’s Going to Be a Terrible 2019’

by Josh Feldman | Dec 22nd, 2018, 10:47 am

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Last night, in the hour before the shutdown deadline passed, Graham spoke with Fox News’ Shannon Bream and said, “After the caravan, if you don’t see the need for more border security, you’re blind.”

“I think Democrats hate Trump so much they want him to lose, even though it would be good for the country to work with him on border security,” he continued. “And if he doesn’t break ’em now, it’s going to be a terrible 2019. So Mr. President, dig in.”

Graham praised Trump for being a dealmaker and said Democrats should be working with Trump. If they don’t, he added, they’ll “hear it from the American people in 2020.” He also told Bream they shouldn’t “act like children.”

Graham went on to reiterate his problems with Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria, directly appealing to him at one point to reconsider. Bream asked Graham if he would be the next Defense Secretary. Graham immediately said no.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/lindsey-graham-on-shutdown-if-trump-doesnt-break-democrats-now-its-going-to-be-a-terrible-2019/

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Us Democrats ARE the wall. Nt BootinUp Dec 2018 #1
Democrats must be a piggy bank . . . Iliyah Dec 2018 #2
Love your post, Iliyah. This should be our public response! JudyM Dec 2018 #5
They are DownriverDem Dec 2018 #70
booyah! The Liberal Lion Dec 2018 #20
Im really liking that slogan. Bumperstickers all around!!! Crutchez_CuiBono Dec 2018 #27
Damn right!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2018 #41
Way to go Graham, keep showing your base nature. irisblue Dec 2018 #3
Vichy Republican. n/t ChiTownDenny Dec 2018 #55
What is this "caravan", Lindsey? TheCowsCameHome Dec 2018 #4
Aunt Lindsey Racerdog1 Dec 2018 #6
I love it when he gets all butch TexasBushwhacker Dec 2018 #16
Why Timmygoat Dec 2018 #7
Actually, he was a JAG in the Air Force in Germany The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #15
In the States True Blue American Dec 2018 #63
Not so. He's a dick, but facts are facts: The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #67
USO? True Blue American Dec 2018 #69
You have no hand, Lindsey. None at all. So, you get nothing. PubliusEnigma Dec 2018 #8
I got news for Sen. Graham... Johnyawl Dec 2018 #9
"Break the Dems?" LOL Well, at lest he admitted that's what this is all about. But what about Nitram Dec 2018 #10
GLAD you feel that way Lynn...Takes the guilt Crutchez_CuiBono Dec 2018 #30
The entire Republican Party is now owned by their hatred propagandists. olegramps Dec 2018 #11
Not to mention... SergeStorms Dec 2018 #48
I believe that people are starting to realize the situation. olegramps Dec 2018 #68
"it would be good for the country to work with him" Maxheader Dec 2018 #12
Hey Lindsey! MyOwnPeace Dec 2018 #13
$1.6 billion offered for border security EleanorR Dec 2018 #14
And Trump and Republicans haven't spent the $1+ billion given to them last year.......... Bengus81 Dec 2018 #37
He said yes before he said no cuz Faux Snooze... Lock him up. Dec 2018 #42
Why post right wing articles like this? watoos Dec 2018 #17
We should always know what our enemies are up to. The Liberal Lion Dec 2018 #19
Oh Lindsey you sir have a lot of nerve The Liberal Lion Dec 2018 #18
I despise the Republicans True Blue American Dec 2018 #64
"I think Democrats hate Trump so much they want him to lose" not_the_one Dec 2018 #71
FO Graham workinclasszero Dec 2018 #21
No Pasaran! pecosbob Dec 2018 #22
If Mueller doesn't indict Lindsey, kompramat, Graham. allgood33 Dec 2018 #23
Shut the F#%k up Graham denvine Dec 2018 #24
Get ready for a terrible year, then, Lindsey! Maeve Dec 2018 #25
How dare he threaten Democrats? saidsimplesimon Dec 2018 #26
Don't know why this little pissant gets so much attention Zorro Dec 2018 #28
Lindsay is Just Spitting Out Partisan Political Hot Air and Spin dlk Dec 2018 #29
Hitched yourself to the wrong wagon, didn't you. Canoe52 Dec 2018 #31
I love it when Republicans don't know when to keep quiet. :) LiberalFighter Dec 2018 #32
It boggles my mind how these spittle-spraying xenophobic racists have PatrickforO Dec 2018 #33
ATTN Ms. Lindsey Botany Dec 2018 #34
Wait, he wants to 'break' us C_U_L8R Dec 2018 #35
Buckle Up Buttercup! It's going to be a terrible 2019-2020. bitterross Dec 2018 #36
Trump is a deal maker? LOL. Downtown Hound Dec 2018 #38
Here's hoping Lindsey ... GeorgeGist Dec 2018 #39
Drop dead Lindsay. nt Lucky Luciano Dec 2018 #40
Republicans are unwavering in their hatred for the ACA. Warren_Pointe Dec 2018 #43
A Southerner using the term "Break'em" djacq Dec 2018 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Dec 2018 #45
"Dig in," indeed. Grokenstein Dec 2018 #46
Proceed to your Fainting Couch, Lindsay adVance democracy Dec 2018 #47
Did Democrats act like children when they refused to consider Merrick Garland for S.C. justice? JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2018 #49
We hate Trump? SergeStorms Dec 2018 #50
Amazing how a man with no spine can stand upright. eom guillaumeb Dec 2018 #51
How funny! Mike Nelson Dec 2018 #52
Former Obama staffer Jon Lovett nominated him for Best Supporting Actress RandySF Dec 2018 #53
Caravan, what caravan? Oh you mean the one that GWC58 Dec 2018 #54
AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #56
Really, Lindsey? Is this the hill you choose to die on? FakeNoose Dec 2018 #57
just when graham starts to at least TRY to appear to be human he becomes... samnsara Dec 2018 #58
That 3rd paragraph is a hoot. Butterflylady Dec 2018 #59
Lindsey is Just Pissed He Isn't the AG Nominee TomCADem Dec 2018 #60
Lindsey is constantly running his mouth. He craves attention raccoon Dec 2018 #61
the plans to "break" democrats will not work, its a trump-GOP shutdown, they own it beachbum bob Dec 2018 #62
Channeling the evil russkie, Ivan Drago. Mc Mike Dec 2018 #65
As I recall, the Republicans spent all eight years of the Obama administration wanting him to lose. Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2018 #66
Go fuck yourself Lindsey 47of74 Dec 2018 #72
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