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President Donald Trump abruptly called off a planned signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill ahead of a meeting with Senate Republicans in the Capitol on Wednesday, making clear that he’s in no mood to compromise as he pressures them to pass his voting legislation.

Republicans had been hoping to use the housing bill, which aims to lower costs and increase supply, as a selling point to voters ahead of critical November midterm elections. And GOP senators were eager for a conciliatory luncheon with the president after escalating tensions in recent weeks. But the president upended their plans when he declared on social media that he won’t sign the legislation until they send him his bill to require proof of citizenship for all voters.

“Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency,” Trump posted.

Trump has pressed Republicans for months to kill the Senate filibuster and focus on his proof-of-citizenship voting bill even though Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has repeatedly told him that neither has the votes to pass. The bill would require proof of citizenship for all voters and force states to require voter identification.

Asked about Trump’s post on the housing bill, Thune told reporters, “that was his call to make.”

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[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

This is him having a temper tantrum because the bipartisan War Powers thing.

Time to threaten him with te 25th Amendment removal and have THAT be bipartisan.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Time to threaten him with te 25th Amendment removal

That relies on his own cabinet, full of hand-picked loyalists. Never going to happen.

If Congress wants to threaten him with removal, impeachment is the mechanism for that.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 59 minutes ago

Impeachment, conviction and my personal favorite:

Queen of Hearts: "Off with their heads!"

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 47 minutes ago

Donvict is such a petty little bitch.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 22 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Anyone who thinks there are actually going to be fair and legitimate midterms is completely delusional.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The time to buy a firearm is now.

[–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Bought most of mine in 2019/2020, been practicing, preparing and building community since then. The writing was on the walls and clear as fucking day.

The time to coordinate, collaborate and train hard is now.

Not sure what exactly you’ve been waiting for.

[–] homes@piefed.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Maybe he’ll fuck that up too

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 points 1 hour ago

Which is why the time is now.

Don't wait until Republican voter registration becomes a requirement to pass a firearms background check.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 2 points 41 minutes ago

He got paid off. Not by lobbyists to his pacs, maybe a bit of that, but under the table. Millions and millions to not sign it.

Was there ever any doubt?

[–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 hour ago (4 children)

Do you think trump is aware that he can't stonewall that bill for very long?

If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.

Source

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 42 minutes ago

So the reason they're mad is that if they want it to pass they'll have to stay in Washington for the next 10 days and not go back on vacation? That tracks.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

He thinks Congress will capitulate to him within that 10-day period.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 38 minutes ago

Or, He and his toady chorus are completely unaware of the ten day rule

[–] adarza@piefed.ca 3 points 1 hour ago

and there hasn't been a pocket veto since gwb.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 0 points 39 minutes ago

If they veto it, or pocket veto it by ignoring it, it takes a larger majority to pass it. I think you are mistaken here.

[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 10 points 2 hours ago

If only there was SOMETHING Republicans Could Can and Could Have DONE to appeal to Voters! OH WELL!

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago
[–] Arrandee@lemmy.world 26 points 3 hours ago

Get your hand out of grandpa’s ass, Stephen Miller

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 13 points 3 hours ago

80 years old child

[–] VeryVito@lemmy.world 11 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The GOP has a late-stage tumor, but removing it might just give them a chance to go on. Not sure why they don’t consider this.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 4 points 40 minutes ago

The GOP is cancer themselves.