As Twitchy reported earlier, it seemed as though Sen. Chuck Schumer was going to do everything in his power to pass the buck and lay the situation at the border at the feet of President Trump. He rejected a Republican proposal to address the border crisis, insisting that Trump use his pen to fix the mess.
“There are so many obstacles to legislation and when the president can do it with his own pen, it makes no sense,” Schumer said. “Legislation is not the way to go here when it’s so easy for the president to sign it.”
Schumer on why Democrats won’t back GOP legislation to help with border separation issue:
Legislation is not the way to go here. It’s an excuse— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 19, 2018
Um….what? https://t.co/ukpoTfAEFH
— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) June 20, 2018
Democrats are such phonies. Democrats would rather children bake in tents than join Republicans in sending Trump a bill ending this situation. https://t.co/JfV6YS8sS4
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 20, 2018
I should stress that Schumer's statement dismissed not just the GOP bill but the notion of a legislative fix entirely! Wth? https://t.co/p0k42Y3XQC
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) June 19, 2018
LOLWUT https://t.co/nO2rcoCSv8
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) June 20, 2018
Legislators, what do they do? https://t.co/78F68sGysq
— Kerfuffle Actual? (@shoshido) June 20, 2018
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SHOCKER: Dems would rather have the issue for November. https://t.co/ISstlKfJfP
— Erik (@winefishdawg) June 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/jasonelevation/status/1009243348941574144
Narrator: Schumer thinks having the political issue is far more important than any of those silly children he's pretending to care about. https://t.co/ME5s0jjjsb
— Nick Searcy, INTERNATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) June 19, 2018
And here we have in stark relief, why despite how much I dislike the president, I will never vote for these people. https://t.co/DAd6cy8bkO
— David Paul Jenner (@DavidPaulJenner) June 20, 2018
So if legislation is not the way to go, why is Schumer co-sponsoring Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s “Keep Families Together Act”?
Also, if @SenSchumer thinks legislation is not the answer, why did he cosponsor Sen. Feinstein's bill to end family separation? Doesn't make sense. https://t.co/JfV6YS8sS4
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 20, 2018
Dear @SenSchumer, you have some explaining for your constituents to do… pic.twitter.com/SQkFypInVU
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 20, 2018
He knows he doesn’t have any explaining to do — he’s playing politics and everyone already knows it.
This is where the advantage of being a Democrat is pretty damn big. He knows he won't get called out for this so he'll play to every side. https://t.co/ByCc9G7ufH
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) June 20, 2018
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HOSTAGE TAKER! Chuck Schumer just EXPOSED the Dems' whole border crisis charade https://t.co/nBuW2RdFTi
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 19, 2018
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