'How Can You Say This Is the Democrats' Fault When You're in the Majority?' Blitzer Battles House Republican
Source: MEDIAite
Dec 19th, 2024, 7:24 pm
Wolf Blitzer tangled with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) on Thursday night as the House was in the process of failing to pass a spending bill to avert a government shutdown this weekend.
The legislation required a two-thirds majority to pass because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) fast-tracked the resolution instead of sending it to the House Rules Committee first. A day earlier, Johnson scrapped another funding bill after Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump came out against the measure. Trump supported the most recent version and urged Republicans to vote for it.
As the vote was happening, Lawler joined The Situation Room on CNN and informed Blitzer he voted for the bill. Lawler blamed Democrats for not joining Republicans to help push it over the two-thirds threshold. It failed 174-235, with 38 Republicans voting against.
But Congressman, as you well know, there was a bipartisan agreement that was achieved that the speaker worked out with Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the House, Blitzer said to Lawler. There was a bipartisan agreement that, until Elon Musk and Donald Trump yesterday came out against it, that wouldve passed for sure.
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Full headline: How Can You Say This Is the Democrats Fault When Youre in the Majority? Blitzer Battles House Republican Amid Failed Funding Vote
no_hypocrisy
(49,151 posts)BOSSHOG
(40,227 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(6,569 posts)Because delusion is a desired feature in the rethug party.
GB_RN
(3,208 posts)Paranoid, shared delusion. They think the Democrats are behind everything wrong and that we are deliberately trying to ruin the(ir) country. Maybe even while using black helicopters. 😂
OldBaldy1701E
(6,569 posts)Ray Bruns
(4,717 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(6,569 posts)They are such meanies!
BoRaGard
(3,125 posts)Get a clue, media dummy
Midnight Writer
(23,108 posts)Every time the Republicans try to do something stupid, irresponsible, irrational, or just plain evil, the Democrats start their squawking.
How can the GOP run the middle class into the ground if the DEMONcrats won't help them?
johnnyfins
(1,470 posts)Had the majority, but blamed Dems. F them. Dems need to hang this shutdown around President Musk's neck. VP Trump's neck too.
zorbasd
(252 posts)and Vice President Trump.
Paladin
(28,947 posts)So nice to see somebody siding with Democrats against the open-and-obvious attempt by fascists to overthrow what's left of our democracy.
Getting to be way past-time for Democrats to shake off the depression and get back in the fight.
Volaris
(10,644 posts)And save them from their own stupidity.
LOL sucks for them that that isn't gonna happen this time, boys and girls.
That sound you hear today?
That's leopards in the tall grass, my friends.
As an aside, I'd bet that Jeffries knew the head count for this before the Republicans did.
mwb970
(11,715 posts)His weak sidekick trump is poor at communicating his plans and objectives, and apparently the Couch Boy is simply out of the picture.
durablend
(8,014 posts)BumRushDaShow
(143,999 posts)(you owe me a keyboard!!! )
'rearranging' sofas
Dave Id
(53 posts)Easy, he's using standard Republican circle-jerk reasoning. Another lesson learned from Der Leader, never take responsibility for anything bad, only good, regardless if you had anything to do with something positive.
ificandream
(10,688 posts)Anyone with half a brain sees who's at fault here.
enigmania
(232 posts)have united against reason and decency.
Emile
(30,689 posts)The next Congress Republicans will have even less of a majority.
usaf-vet
(7,012 posts)Wiz Imp
(2,341 posts)Writing on X, Fox News reporter Liz Elkind reveals that there is "a LOT of frustration at Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy from rank-and-file House Rs this morning" after the two men publicly killed the bipartisan deal.
"I'll have nothing to do with them after watching them publicly trash the speaker," said one, while another Republican lawmaker accused them of "freelancing and shooting off the hip" to kill the bill without understanding key provisions that they had criticized.
What's more, one unnamed House Republican even expressed frustration with President-elect Donald Trump for going along with Musk.
"Trump doesnt understand Congress," this member said. "He wants all GOP wins and no concessions to Dems. The Senate and WH are still run by Dems. Hes not living in reality."
maxsolomon
(35,338 posts)We just saw the proof on 11/5.
MuseRider
(34,400 posts)I quit watching all the news from the big sites long ago. I don't think I have heard his name in forever. I thought the guy was on the other side of the dirt.
BumRushDaShow
(143,999 posts)from earlier times. I just checked and Jeanne Moos had STILL been there (one of the originals) until this past July when she retired after 43 years there. I remember when she had been doing U.N. stuff during the first Gulf War but then eventually veered off into the "offbeat" types of stories.
mobeau69
(11,658 posts)Always liked her. Hope shes well.
BumRushDaShow
(143,999 posts)Blitzer goes back to the early '90s and Moos go back to the early '80s. Frank Sesno is another who goes back to the '80s and pops in and out on CNN.
MuseRider
(34,400 posts)I remember Jeanne Moos too. Gods, Blitzer has to look a mess by now. I know the difference in me from then to now and they let him do his thing? Thanks.
DJ Synikus Makisimus
(798 posts)and your opposition doesn't.