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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jan 10
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    At any point in 2017, Trump could've told Ryan, McConnell, et al. that their donors weren't getting a tax cut till progress was made on a border wall. Trump chose not to do that, thereby forfeiting his "leverage." So it's his own failed political strategy that brought us here.

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      2. raandy‏ @randygdub Jan 10
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        he waited until the democrats took control to care about the wall

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jan 10
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        That's basically my point

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      2. Luke Lea‏ @LukeLea7 Jan 10
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        He is a beginner, after all.

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      3.  🍂 Bonfire  🎃 #BoycottBlizzard‏ @Shouryureppa Jan 10
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        Nope. Politically, the republicans don't want a wall because Their backers and donors don't want it. Trump is having his wall debate now and is winning it against the Dems with Dems running the house. It was elementary for Trump as he won the election on this issue.

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      2. onebelowinfinity‏ @furioustheguy Jan 10
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        From what I understand, he would have still needed 60 votes in the Senate.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jan 10
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        And he needs 60 votes in the Senate now. What's your point? He could've worked it into a military appropriations bill.

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      2. JP‏ @JPMGGA Jan 10
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        Because of McCain, Flake and the Russia smear, Trump probably got shook and just put the easiest thing on the board - the tax bill. Nobody wants to be the President that couldnt pass any signature bills.

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      3. Dinklebat‏ @Dinkeldash Jan 11
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        I actually think of the prison reform bill as his signature bill.

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      2. The Hour of Action‏ @indi_visible Jan 10
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        He chose to unify his party instead of battling them. Now he’s halfway through his first term, it’s his party, and he’s battling the democrats on behalf of what is most important to his base... I think he wanted this political reality even more than the wall

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      3. DustiestLizard‏ @scottbattag Jan 10
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        He wants to expose the Democrat agenda. Lift up the rock and shine a big bright light on them. He already has the money for the wall and a proud Army Corp of Engineers ready to build it

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      1. Vladimir Groyper  🇸🇾‏ @Erebosq Jan 10
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        I think McConnell and Ryan promised him they would do it in exchange of more hawkish foreign policy in 2018, but betrayed him. This would explain why Trump suddenly started to push troops withdrawal after seeing the bill.

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      1. Randy‏ @Randy_JaxFL Jan 11
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        That would be typical swamp politics. How about Ryan just be an American and support border security? Wait, no payout in doing the right thing...

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      2. DeplorableSinkaporean‏ @singaporewtf Jan 10
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        Hindsight is 20/20. At any point in 2017, you could have tweeted this 'advice'/

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      3. Lant‏ @Jodiuss Jan 11
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        D'you think it would've made a difference if he had? 😱

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      2. ForbiddenKnowledgeTV‏ @FKTVis Jan 10
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        Declassifying the Carter Page FISA memos are still leverage.

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      1. I'm Just Asking‏ @JamieTheDyer Jan 10
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        You just don't understand his strategy - He's a deal-maker!

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      1. NotOliverNorth @‏ @NotOliverNorth Jan 10
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        Taxes had to come first for the Trade war. It was ment as a buffer

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      1. real 🇺🇸Natedog 🇺🇸‏ @Natepocalypse Jan 11
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        Love how ppl are quick to put it all on Trump even tho they know 30+ years of shitty political class as a whole is the real issue and that’s why we even have Trump

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