BREAKING: At 2 AM, Republicans just voted to defund public broadcasting and lifesaving aid because Trump told them to--th

[riversedge]

Repugs are afraid that Trump will invent and call them names.
In all seriousness, Trump seems to have a hold on them--maybe withholding money for their home projects--or for their re-election campaigns. IMHO


Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray
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BREAKING: At 2 AM, Republicans just voted to defund public broadcasting and lifesaving aid because Trump told them to—they wouldn’t even protect rural radio or emergency alerts.

Congress should decide what we spend and what we cut—not Trump and not Russ Vought.

I voted NO.

Link to tweet

[BlueTsunami2018]

1. Congress has decided to do what they want.

Unfortunately, that’s how this all works. I wish we had a President who could strong arm Congress into doing the right thing instead of this kind of shit.

[Cheezoholic]

10. Yes, we need to start putting this on them, this is what they want. Blaming FatAss is wrong, it gives them an out

Exactly. this is all what Republicans want. FatAss is a convenient tool to blame it on. I hate headlines that say "this congress gave in to his pressure". No, this is who they are what they want and we need to clarify that at every step as we approach the midterms!

[hadEnuf]

13. Cutting programs like this has been a Republican wet dream for decades,

long before Trump even appeared on the scene. They can howl all they want that "Trump made them do it", but these cowardly bastards are using the total disfunction of the Trump admin as cover to destroy New Deal and Great Society programs. That has been the Republican goal since these program's inception, period, end of story.

[barbtries]

12. all they want to do

is please krasnov. fuck the country, fuck the people.

[Mike 03]

2. I hope they didn't f-ck up NOAA weather radio.

Many of us rely on those radio stations for emergency alerts, which we need right now more than any other time of the year (here in AZ). She is not wrong to call emergency alerts lifesaving.

[Old Crank]

3. How does any republican

call themselves right to life.

They are all ghouls. the health care issue will hurt their base but got to follow daddy.

[wolfie001]

6. Yet the stupid voters will still blame the Democratic Party

That's how stupid America has evolved. In a backwards track since ronnie "Alzheimer's" rayguns.

[OldBaldy1701E]

7. Yeah, pretty much. (n/t)

[questionseverything]

4. Imagine a congress so ball less they would cut emergency warnings before they even find the bodies in Texas

Wtf

[BoRaGard]

5. Spineless repubes do not deserve America

for they desecrate the nation

[bdamomma]

15. They are

the enemy within. Such bastards.

[spanone]

8. Fucking cowards. Every. Single. One.

[no_hypocrisy]

9. MO: Pass the worst laws in the dead of night.

They know no limits. And that’s what scares me.

[newdeal2]

11. They are gutting education and science

Historically non controversial investments. They have no boundaries and there are no good Republicans anymore.

[bdamomma]

14. The Congress

has been neutered and we all know they do not give a crap about Americans wellbeing anymore. The ole felon fart is lashing out!!

There are "Good Trouble" protests today, join one!!!!

[Scalded Nun]

16. All of them are cowards. Many of them are as bad, or worse, than Trump. No need to hide it anymore.

[Doodley]

17. Public radio is anathema to scum who want to destroy the spead of critical thinking and scientific knowledge.