This is fascinating.
President Trump appears to have proved Nancy Pelosi wrong after the House passed border wall funding despite the incoming speaker saying it would be impossible to accomplish.
In a tweet Thursday, the president reminded his followers about last week’s heated exchange with Democrat leadership in the Oval Office.
Donald J. Trump on Twitter
Soon to be Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, last week live from the Oval Office, that the Republicans didn’t have the votes for Border Security. Today the House Republicans voted and won, 217-185. Nancy does not have to apologize. All I want is GREAT BORDER SECURITY!
During that meeting, Pelosi repeatedly told President Trump he didn’t have the votes necessary to pass border wall funding through the House.
“We get it passed very easily in the House, we would get it passed,” the president stated.
“No, no that’s not true,” Pelosi responded.
“Nancy, I’d have it passed in two seconds,” said President Trump.
“”But the fact is that legislating, which is what we do, you begin you make your point, you state your case — that’s what House Republicans could do if they had the votes, but there are no votes in the House, a majority of votes, for a wall no matter where you start,” she insisted.
House lawmakers voted 217-to-185 Thursday to approve $5.7 billion for a border wall. The legislation will now head to the senate for a possible vote Friday, though it remains unclear if their is enough support in the upper chamber for it to pass.