As you’re probably aware, President Trump responded to Nancy Pelosi’s call to postpone the State of the Union Address to Congress by sending the House Speaker a letter informing her that a planned Democrat trip on a government plane would not be happening as long as the shutdown continued. Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff has fired back by defending the trip and accusing Trump of hypocrisy when it comes to government travel during the shutdown:
The CODEL to Afghanistan included a required stop in Brussels for pilot rest. In Brussels, the delegation was scheduled to meet with top NATO commanders, U.S. military leaders and key allies–to affirm the United States’ ironclad commitment to the NATO alliance. (1/4)
— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) January 17, 2019
This weekend visit to Afghanistan did not include a stop in Egypt. (2/4)
— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) January 17, 2019
The purpose of the trip was to express appreciation & thanks to our men & women in uniform for their service & dedication, & to obtain critical national security & intelligence briefings from those on the front lines. (3/4)
— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) January 17, 2019
The President traveled to Iraq during the Trump Shutdown as did a Republican CODEL led by Rep. Zeldin. (4/4)
— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) January 17, 2019
And one more:
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— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) January 17, 2019
The media, as you might guess, is expected to pick up on the “but Trump still travels” angle from the Dems, because that’s what they do.
Sorry your trip was cancelled, Drew. https://t.co/sLmOi2Wc9Z
— jon gabriel (@exjon) January 17, 2019
Well… yeah. Sorry what’s the argument here? https://t.co/KamL2JrNrk
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 17, 2019
Stop your whining and get back to work in DC. https://t.co/3kUsFs3d7u
— cr (@propatriots) January 17, 2019
your boss shouldn't have threatened the state of the union. and what the hell were you doing leaving DC during the shutdown you all pretend to care about
— Storm Paglia ?? (@storm_paglia) January 17, 2019
Weirdly the people celebrating separation of powers when Pelosi canceled the SOTU yesterday have slightly different feelings about Trump returning the favor today
— Orange Muppet Energy (@sunnyright) January 17, 2019
Go figure!
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