Nancy Pelosi has been lamenting the partial government shutdown and telling America how much she want to end it. Despite this supposed desire of hers to get funding for the government, she had the House adjourn for 11 days and planned an foreign junket for that time. Pelosi and some others were going to leave this afternoon for Belgium, Egypt and Afghanistan. Well, not anymore!
President Trump sent a letter to Pelosi this afternoon announcing that he had postponed the trip or, at least, he had determined that no congressional delegations could use military aircraft to travel abroad. Trump pointed out that with some 800,000 federal workers not being paid, now was not the time for those in Congress to go on foreign jaunts. They need to be in Washington where they can work on getting the government open again. Trump did tell Pelosi that if she still wants to go, she can fly commercial.
It was a real slap in the face to Pelosi. It seems to have been Trump's response to Pelosi's idiotic announcement that the State of the Union address should be postponed.
The truth is that there really is no need for Pelosi to go on this trip. The focus ought to be on re-opening the government fully. Indeed, other than some shopping opportunities, there is nothing in Brussels worth a visit by the Speaker.
President Trump sent a letter to Pelosi this afternoon announcing that he had postponed the trip or, at least, he had determined that no congressional delegations could use military aircraft to travel abroad. Trump pointed out that with some 800,000 federal workers not being paid, now was not the time for those in Congress to go on foreign jaunts. They need to be in Washington where they can work on getting the government open again. Trump did tell Pelosi that if she still wants to go, she can fly commercial.
It was a real slap in the face to Pelosi. It seems to have been Trump's response to Pelosi's idiotic announcement that the State of the Union address should be postponed.
The truth is that there really is no need for Pelosi to go on this trip. The focus ought to be on re-opening the government fully. Indeed, other than some shopping opportunities, there is nothing in Brussels worth a visit by the Speaker.
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