As we told you this afternoon, President Trump responded to Nancy Pelosi’s request to postpone his State of the Union speech to Congress with a letter telling the House Speaker that because of the shutdown government planes would not be available, and Dems would have to make private arrangements for travel. This put an immediate hold on a trip Dems had planned for today:
Two can play that game! Donald Trump calls Nancy Pelosi's shutdown bluff in a yuge way [screenshot] https://t.co/tEj2yRCG6v
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 17, 2019
JUST IN: In tit-for-tat response, President Trump informs Speaker Pelosi via letter that her foreign trip to Brussels, Egypt and Afghanistan "has been postponed" until after the government shutdown is over, unless she uses commercial travel. pic.twitter.com/Uw6XRwphJl
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 17, 2019
.@SpeakerPelosi CoDel was scheduled to leave at 3pm, when @realDonaldTrump informed her that it was postponed.
— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) January 17, 2019
House Members sitting on an Air Force bus b/t the Longworth and Rayburn House Office Buildings waiting to see if they are still going overseas after Trump cancelled the trip. pic.twitter.com/e5IgidRPZu
— Jason Donner (@jason_donner) January 17, 2019
Meanwhile, on CNN, triggering — so much triggering:
Turn on CNN… They are in full meltdown.
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) January 17, 2019
It's hilarious.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) January 17, 2019
Leading the way was CNN’s intrepid Resistance journo Jim Acosta, who called Trump’s response “childish,” among other things:
Video: Behold the latest Jim @Acosta meltdown! He lost his mind over Trump cancelling Pelosi's overseas trip, calling it a sign that D.C. is 'a playground' and that Trump's being 'childish' and 'not really a serious response' pic.twitter.com/r7MekcGFxr
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 17, 2019
And there were others from CNN who seemed displeased with Trump:
If you thought this shutdown was close to being over, the House Speaker suggested the president cancel his address to Congress and he responded by inviting her to fly commercial into a war zone.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 17, 2019
Pelosi was slated to leave this afternoon on overseas official travel, per multiple sources. Hoyer said Trump’s move “demeans the presidency,” calling it “petty”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 17, 2019
Trump traveled to Iraq, Louisiana and Texas during the shutdown. And he kept his Iraq trip secret until he landed.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 17, 2019
Pass that popcorn and keep it coming!
I must have imagined these same people YAS QUEENing Pelosi's "power move" yesterday.
— BT (@back_ttys) January 17, 2019
When Dems do things like that, the MSM applauds in approval, but don’t dare question their objectivity!
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