McConnell blocks Senate Democrats' move to reopen government

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocks Senate Democrats' move to reopen the government

 

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Interesting, Pelosi wants Trump to delay the State of the Union Address due to the Gov. Shutdown and a lack of Secret Service protection !?! The hell w America’s security though ...ps she refused to meet with angel moms.. this is about politics and her power and cnn pushes BS

Yay yay hope after all because you know if they were to get their way they still wouldn’t help with the border problem they just like to cry

I got nothing....but this shutdown has to end. Both sides need to set down and get this done. I'm sure folks want to be paid and not stress about finances and money more than they already are.

Mitch epitomizes heartless evil, which he achieves by distorting the legislative office. Kick him.out!!!

What is McConnell trying to do, bring down America along with trump!!! Is he working with the Russians as well as trump!! Are they both traitors to America and it’s peoples as well!! McConnell needs to resign and take Graham with him!!!

Building the wall

He has Parkinson’s related dementia

Republicans are trying to destroy their Party.

CrunchyFishTaco Good go Mitch!!!

Mitch and the GOP don’t say shit ever again about your support for the Mil. You & the majority of GOP Senators are allowing draft dodging Trump to screw over the USCG. This is Fing disgraceful the Senate majority is supporting Trumps BS & not paying the USCG service members

Wake up 800,000 Fed employees & families..it’s your turn to voice out that you shouldn’t be held hostage for this Trump-Mcconnell Shutdown! POTUS45 Tear down that “Wall Idea” of yours..focus on the port of entries & tunnels instead

McConnell needs to retire. He’s only protecting his and his wife’s jobs instead of doung what he knows is right. I’ve lost all respect for him.

Stand up for what's right for the American people and stop supporting the infantile behavior and tantrums of one of the biggest liars around.

And they blame the Dems. They ALL need to go. Take their pay and benefits away until they can play nice together.

Even if futile still think ALL focus/coverage & criticism should be on craven mmcCONnell. This is EASILY just as much his fault AND he can fix it. Worth noting too, mmc, rubio, graham etc.........

Yes keep it shut down

So it is actually Chump who is blocking the restart !!

History will remember McConnell and most of the GOP as enabling/complicit tools of this administration.

It's long past time to repeal & replace senatemajldr

Extortion

Some of these old farts should retire already! They made enough money from tax payers. What are they amassing so much money for? They can’t take it with them when they die! Dollars are not accepted in hell!

senatemajldr you’re such a wimp! I dare you to donate your salary to fund those furloughed from this childish fight to waste the taxes from our hard earned money to build a damn wall!

DitchMitch

How does anyone stand this man? He’s heinous.

Good,keep it up republicans and see what happens when some of your terms are up.anotherbluewavein2020

I am seriously thinking if America is really the “ home of the brave”? If we are brave, how come we haven’t gotten out en masse to protest this inhumane govt shutdown that is affecting all of us directly and indirectly? Any thoughts?

DanCas2 TunnelUnderTrumpsWall proves how ridiculous, antiqued & ineffective POTUS realDonaldTrump idea (distraction) truly is....smfh ImpeachTheMF MAGA KAG MitchShutdown

It looks like it was a big GOP garage sale in front of Trump tower few years ago...

He protects trump with this move - that's all.

No border wall. No deal. Period. This Border thing will disappear tomorrow or sometime next week when Ginsburg resigns. We will witness the most epic liberal meltdown of ALL Time 🍿 The SenateDems will have to no choice and will fund the wall. Will be epic!

good dems could end it by negotiating responsibly

Of course. What else would you expect from Evil McTurtle.

You just don't know about Ole Mitch

Let the senators vote! What is Mitch afraid of?

Despicable.

Any other country would have the farmers drive their tractors into the capital and shut it down. USA farmers are too afraid to take stand. Only the TSA and ATC are protesting. Shut down Dulles airport.

It's simple. GOP has taken oath to Trump and not the USA. Mitch is afraid to stand up. If he allows a vote, he'll find GOP members will vote against Trump. Trump would fire Mitch's wife. America - call the GOP members. Flood them with emails.

Please vote Mitch out for impeding the process...He doesn't work for the President.

Schumer blocks reopening government by not allowing building the wall to be part of any bill.

McConnell is a cancer on the senate and on the country.

Shame on Mitch, seriously. The salaries of the senators who blocked the move should be used to pay for the workers affected by the shutdown. Why are you holding them hostage, Mitch?!

Who said this? 'The difference between being a member of the Senate and a member of the House is the difference between chicken salad and chicken s***.' I'd say that adage is reversed right now.

Follow the money...

Vote of no confidence

Wow take his pay away and see how he would we have people that can’t pay their bills feed their family. Shame on all them

Lololol good job mitch

Obama, Clintons x 2, Chuck, Nancy and Bush all said a different times through the years that we need a barrier/ fence/ better security .... nothing had changed and nothing’s been done because it is a political hot button issue. Trump doesn’t give AF about politics so he’ll do it

Mitch McConnell is a Trump puppet

Impeach him now!!

Trump must really jave some dort on old Mitch. Time for him to be removed from office. He has been compromised.

When is this man out of office?!?!?!?!? GET HIM OUT.

McConnell should be impeached as betraying the countries welfare

So McConnell owns that one.

ResignMitchMcConnell or better yet retire. Or does Russia pay you too?

Obstructionist!

Thanks Mitch keep up the good work

Demonic Turtleman

Same POS that refused to hold confirmation hearings for Obama's SCOTUS nominee

Impeach DumpTrump & let it wind on till the end. Pass a law that an impeached potus can’t b elected, e.g. 2020. We don’t need the whole nu set of HencePence probs. Take DitchMitch w them. “Bye-Bye” defines the potus’ immaturity. That is the trait driving this whole abduction.

It's not even about the American people it's about them and their pride how can anyone support these Republicans

Good let the corrupt dems fund border security like they all have wanted for years until now or keep the government closed till 2020. F them!

McConnell is unfit for office. Time for him to go. He needs to be removed from his position ASAP. He's an accomplice in trying to destroy the U.S.

How is Mc donnell still there? Send him out to pasture.

kygov your candidate 🇱🇷

Shameful

MtnManMT6 Don't anyone use use the phrase' both sides' moving forward. . Let's be clear. . It is Mitch McConnell!

I want to know how McConnell got rich. I think he’s tied up in the Russian payoffs & $ laundering & helping POTUS lie. Trump wants a wall because he thinks he can have his own Great Wall of Trump! He cares nada for US safety. Wall idea was to get Trump to talk about immigration!

Its time for Mitch McConnell to retire. Over him.

Good

senatemajldr Take the word ‘leader’ out of your title, Mitch. Find a more fitting word like “obstructionist” or “political hack”. I’m going to make it my mission to see you DONE 2020 or sooner, if possible. Once again choosing Party over country makes you a CULT leader. 🖕

Bueno ItsBorderSecurityStupid

Showing a little spine at least

As he should...

You thought.

UNSEATpac I did note vote for McConnell

UNSEATpac Traitor! senatemajldr

Shame on Republican Mitch McConnell

Please report in him more. At this point he is the sole cause!

😡

Good job Mitch 👍🏻

Can’t even show trump talking to broader agents live -very sad

Build a barrier already !! spend money on border protection's. The Democrats only talk no true action for the American people.

What a political stunt put on by the Democrats Justin Garner supposed good will they know what they need to compromise on and they don't want to do it.

This shutdown is hurting so many people. I don't think it is moral to use US Federal Workers as a pawn to get what you want. This should never be a option and people are scared. Not of immigrants or not getting a wall, they are scared they can't pay their bills. SAD!

Replace MCConnell name with the name REED and that happened 8 years ago!!! Boo hoo

Why does SenateGOP give senatemajldr the right to block their vote?

Then resumes soaking his face in a bowl of BOTOX !

Come on!!!! The republicans can count on losing their status with their constituents!!!! Open the damn government !!! Trump is a screw up and a criminal - Republicans say good bye to your futures!!!!! Trump is going and you are all doomed!!!!senatemajldr

absharpe1 McConnell is the greatest threat to US Democracy since ....... reply and “add your comments here”

What is wrong with him ? How can he stand behind a man who has made our country a laughing stock to the world

Fuckin 🦃

Trump got Mitch by the short hairs

Who's shut down is it?

Government workers... Congress could open government right now. With a simple vote. But GOP won't do that. They would rather support realDonaldTrump and a wall that most Americans don't want, than support government workers. They no longer serve the people.

why does Mitch McConnell always look like a terrified goat?

Go Mitch!

mcconnellmafia obstructionist extraordinaire. Keeps things from debate and doesn't allow our other senators to vote their beliefs.

McConnell is wrong again and has significantly hurt America and Americans. He doesn't want to lose Trump's base.

Good until they stop their lying ways I agree with McConnell. Schumer is the biggest hypocrite

nice try.. the fence just got 10 ft taller with cherry on each slat.

The devil strikes again

Trump refused to sign a funding bill that had been passed by both the House and Senate to start the shutdown and now McConnell won't let any attempts at new bills to voted on in the Senate. Tell me again whose shutdown this is?

Damn straight.

Tragic

In the 2008 election, Barack Obama pledged to create secure borders. He said that would mean 'additional personnel, infrastructure and technology on the border and at our ports of entry.”

We've had no growth for ten years since McConnell said not to work for Obama. Vote out of leadership please and save our country.

jamiechung1 Man...seriously, fuck that turtle.

Good job Mitch, keep that mfr shut down, congress must do it's job. Bravo

Way to go Mitch Now we know what side of history you want to be on

I guess he haven't had enough of stacking up his money for him and his family.

Good. Liberals want to get their way, and are willing to end run the majority in order to do it. Sen. McConnell did the right thing.

mitchmustgo2020

That must have been right after he crawled out from under Trumps desk!

ExpellMcConnell

Did anyone expect anything less from Mitch Obstructionist McConnell?!

Now that’s what we call the results of the so called “bleu wave “ hhh . I mean dems are so desperate to do something that make them look tough .

Supporting dems as usual. ask the Democrats where the money from the 2006 Fence Act is it was good till 2031 for 50 billion... oh hells bells, they used it to try and elect HillaryClinton didnt they? or maybe pay antifa for strong arming Americans... any way wheres the $$

2 Points: the Republicans had 2 YEARS with total gov control to fund the wall; there WAS a deal the Pres agreed to until the far right went ape-shi crazy. So this is pure political theatre. Trump and McConnell own it!

Jayce2929 Welcome to the Trump Shutdown featuring McConnell!

DitchMitch

McConnell I suggest baby bully you start working for the American people again and not trump.We can say shut down is owned by trump and McConnell.2020 is not going to be a good year for won the battle in 2018 America will now make sure we win the war BLUE

Get rid of him

Hahahahaha

This is not a negotiation. It’s an extortion.

SenMajLdr needs to be mentioned hourly as a primary obstructionist in this conversation. It is hard to say who is the smaller man, him or DJT.

Good. The longer the government stays shut the better for everyone. No force, no tyranny. Helps the people ween themselves off statist mentality

So sad!

No CNN! The SchumerPelosiShutdown will continue because UpChuckSchumer & PettyPelosi REFUSE to negotiate. POTUS has conceded 80% from $25B down to $5B. POTUS has conceded from concrete down to steel piles. POTUS offered a DACA concession. What have Chuck & Nancy conceded?

He doesn't care he knows he is not going to live that much longer anyways.

McConnell let's get it together bro !! Gain some balls and open up this government

He’s probably beating his meat to the naked picture of the First Lady online.

I have wondered, since November, what was the cause for the Democrats reveling in their taking of the House. They still can’t make law without the Republican Senate or a Republican President’s signature.

Ditch Cocaine Mitch

McConnell is a morally bereft as Donald Trump.

Trump wanting a border and some of his sample stories should be an insult to those families who have had a loved one die while on duty as a police officer. Those families who lost people to gun violence by us citizens. The true emergency and crisis in this country.

NOW1SOLAR Traitor, 1 ea.

Here comes the so- far AWOL turtle

They do anything for Russia but nothing for Americans

Is it still both sides now?

But let's blame the Democrats for the shutdown!

ManMet80 You break it, you buy it. This is, in every way, a RepublicanShutdown

SchumerPelosiShutdown

It was never about a wall, it is about manipulating the populace, and the fact that Mitch is too much of a coward to talk to the potus to tell him that they are losing this fight.

Well voters you know who you will get rid of!

Hahaha that’s hilarious!

Well done Mitch. Trump 2020 Yeah Baby

What's mcconnell waiting for? He is a disgrace to the seat he holds.

Of course he did

Why not get these government fools out who block reopening the government? It is their job to operate the government, not stop it.

This is his shutdown too now. Total BS

Stay strong senatemajldr FundTheWall DoWhatWeSaid

Of course he does! He is one of trumps bitches, that is ALL!

Great move Mitch 🇺🇸🇺🇸We want the wall🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

7 Democrats Who Once Endorsed Border Fence, Tougher Border Security via BreitbartNews

I hope Republicans remember this on election day.

mdorazio07 SenMajLdr Senator -800,000 out of work 32 million set to loose food stamps at the end of the month. Thousands can’t get loans to fix their house or aid to pay their rent and you refuse to work to help the people who voted you in. How do you sleep at night

Another putinPuppet taking Russian $ perhaps

UNBELIEVABLE

Kentucky will never grow up and vote McConnell out. I can only dream.

Of course he does.

Way to go cocaine Mitch.

Oath of Office sworn to uphold the Constitution. 'We the People, ., establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,' Border security is constiutional.

The GOP has gone Mad! Their now all puppets of the Great Divider.

Oh BS, the LYING Leftwing isn’t voting to reopen the Government, they’re trying to use political tricks to bypass the Presidents requirement to fulfill his job on National Security. The Left will do anything to overwhelm America with illegals, to take permanent control of America

senatemajldr RESIGN

Of course he did

If this sorry old rich man want to act .like a President, he should have run for the office. He has done nothing creative to help Kentucky and now nothing for the U S workers on furlough. These federal workers should just walk out.

pn5019 Does tRUMP know Mitch McConnell is keeping him from reopening the govt and getting Nancy&Chuck to fund your wall you PROMISED MEXICO WOULD PAY FOR?

Trump is like Hoover he's got dirt on EVERYONE they can't turn on him.. 😡

Another MF...!!!

Make American hungry

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1mohawklawyer What did you expect? That's why Dems are still powerless.

Excellent! Now fund the wall!!!

It’s should be clear to everyone that the whole system requires an overhaul to consider what it never anticipated, these shameless self serving in power

Why?

jamiechung1 Of course he did...I’m not surprised. He’s been the central architect to this mess in that chamber for 8 years. Shameful. That’s ok. Term is winding down. Vote him out!!

Democrats know what it’s gonna take to open up our enormous government. They alone are keeping it closed. I say keep it closed!

It’s your shutdown Mitch.

Told you the Russian asset will block for the other Russian asset in the WH. I don’t understand why people are not taking to the streets and crashing the entire system. Boycott the hell out of everything.

Stay strong senatemajldr !!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊

theshoetoo genuinely curious how long people in flyover country think they can keep leeching off the tax dollars of liberal states and contributing nothing (except fascist animated corpses like Mitch) before millions get sick of it

Oh yeah let’s just keep peoples paychecks hostage that sounds so great

He is such an ignorant %€*

McConnel said when Obama became president we will block everything to make sure he doesn’t succeed and they carry on today despite trump saying he wanted to be president so he could tear down the goverment ,well done republicans !!!

Mitch, Why didn’t you build the that wall when you had the votes?

senatemajldr is the same guy who kept the Senate from spending a single dollar on the Zika outbreak, saying that we just didn’t have the money to spend.

Kentucky make your senator do his job!

👍

No surprise there. The gop is shameless and patheric.

........ party over country!

buildthewall

Something is big time wrong with the whole political system and needs to be addressed as well as for ignorance like what McConnell shows. I hate that man. And the fact that he hates this country.

I have never in 71 years called , or even wanted to call someone a piece of crappola . senatemajldr I am really really sad to say , and it literally makes me want to weep , that that’s what you are . I don’t know how you can live with yourself !

Of course he will , what’s new .

Purely evil and totally irresponsible! McConnell, like the rest of the GOP, must be held accountable- AT THE POLLS! Vote McConnell out! McConnell must go!

TrumpShutdown

Of course he did! If u ask me, the GOP is keeping it closed to swipe all the monies not being paid to govt employees for their unwanted wall to be built!

BUILD THE WALL

“political stunts are not going to get us anywhere.' That’s right Mitch. Now go look in the mirror and say that.

Keep the government closed until hell freezes over

Stop hurting Americans senatemajldr !!! EndTheShutdown TakeAVote FakeCrisis

McConnellTrumpShutdown

That's what complicit folks do. Disgusting.

Block his way of living

Expected, abusing powers to get something done.

Good job Suck it up Dems !

Why not he gets his pay check on time! It is no sweat off of his brow.

What are you hiding/afraid of Mitch McConnell?

LOL NOW YOU SEE REALLY SEE WHOS FAULT IT IS TRUMPS ALTHOUGH WE ALREADY KNEW IT THE REPUBLICANS ARE GONNA LOSE NOT A GOOD WAY TO LOSE BUT ITS THEIR OWN FAULT BELIEVING A PROFESSIONAL LIAR

Terrorist

Mitch McConnell is one of the greatest villains in American history.

Kentucky needs to stop sending trash like senatemajldr and Rand Paul to Washington. DoYourJobMitch TrumpShutdown

Hey chuck, who's your daddy?

So Trump can declare an emergency and reopen it himself. Trump gets all GLORY! Get it? The Dictator gets the win.

Democrats used to want to stop illegal border crossings

The Senate GOP must be replaced they're hurting millions of people and they just don't give a damn

That’s right Mitch. The Dems are going to lose an opportunity to get something in return for their constituents. Trump just needs to declare an emergency and build the wall with pentagon funds. Screw the Dems hard

Democrats should do this all day every day. McConnell and the GOP are holding the American government hostage.

I guess my question is why why not vote ..

The abdication of the power of SenateGOP by senatemajldr . Vote them out.

Wait, wait, he objected to reopening the government by saying “political stunts aren’t going to get us anywhere”?

God dammit Yurtle!

so pissing contest is fully on no?

No wall = No Compromise. KAG

Why is it okay for ONE person to block them from voting. This needs fixed.

Good for him. Fund the wall. Quit grandstanding with our security

Ditch Mitch

Good

I thought CNN was bad...

Why

Now who’s to blame?

FundTheWall SchumerShutdown2 BuildTheWall Winning

Yea this shutdown is probably not going to end anytime soon. If it is over by February I would be shocked at this point!

Dethrone Turtleman Mitch!

Now there's a guy who cares about America. NOT....

McConnellShutdown

Mitch has dementia.....

McConnell serves no purpose... and he along with the rest of the GOP are some of the biggest hypocrites in this country.

Everyone make sure that everyone you know who gives an ounce of shit about politics is aware of this. There is nothing standing in the way of opening the government outside of Trump and McConnell. This is fully theirs. People missing paychecks for nothing is all on them.

Yertle the Turtle, just making sure those federal employees (except for his wife, of course) can't get paid. What a solid guy.

The McConnellShutdown

What does Trump know (via the Russians) about McConnell that McConnell doesn't want known?

'Political stunts are not going to get us anywhere.' As I pull another political stunt to keep the government shut. Do as I say, not as I do. Right, senatemajldr?

senatemajldr has elected to kick ass. Good Job!

Technicall Mitch now owns this shutdown as well. MitchShutdown

88% of the USA support President Trumps border stance. The GOP remains united with our great President. TrumpStrong MAGA

STOPTHESHUTDOWN

Let the Senate vote! Stop putting realDonaldTrump before your own party!

The Russians must own him too.

They need a toilet snake for McConnell

McConnell and Repubs are putting their boots on the necks of Americans, to make them submit to realDonaldTrump’s demands..Period..This is the classic Ransom demand after Hostage taking & Americans are the hostage here, Not Mexicans..

He only pokes his head out of his shell long enough to be an a-hole, then disappears again.

Forget the wall. All of the broken down cars can be lined up next to each other. It will be ugly, but cheap and effective.

It is unfair

Does Mitch have allergies?

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