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| Donald Trump to give Oval Office address on border wall – live updates | |
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| Talking Points Memo reports that Senate Republicans are increasingly open for Trump to declare a national emergency to build a wall. It’s not because they think it would work but simply because it end the shutdown even if Trump’s action gets overturned in the courts. | |
| Some Senate Rs want @realDonaldTrump to declare an emergency on the border to give them a way out of the shutdown. The subtext: it gives them an out, even if it doesn't hold up in the courts. https://t.co/x3lGjxDWlp | |
| As we wait for the speech to start, newly-elected Republican congressman Dan Crenshaw has tweeted his thoughts about the showdown. | |
| Tonight, the President will be speaking on border security. Some things to keep in mind:1) The problems on the border need to be addressed. 400,000 illegal aliens being apprehended per year while crossing an open border is completely unsustainable. | |
| We are 20 minutes away from President Donald Trump addressing the nation about his border wall and the government shutdown. We’ll be following the speech, the response and the reaction here. | |
| We’re pausing this blog for now. We’ll be back later this evening with live coverage of Trump’s address at 9pm ET. Here’s where things stand: | We’re pausing this blog for now. We’ll be back later this evening with live coverage of Trump’s address at 9pm ET. Here’s where things stand: |
| Donald Trump is not expected to declare a national emergency in his speech from the Oval Office tonight. Here are six things to know beforehand. | Donald Trump is not expected to declare a national emergency in his speech from the Oval Office tonight. Here are six things to know beforehand. |
| The Democratic response to Trump’s speech will come from Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer tonight. After their response, there will be separate responses from both Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ted Lieu. | The Democratic response to Trump’s speech will come from Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer tonight. After their response, there will be separate responses from both Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ted Lieu. |
| Paul Manafort shared Trump polling data with a Russian intelligence asset according to a poorly redacted court filing. | Paul Manafort shared Trump polling data with a Russian intelligence asset according to a poorly redacted court filing. |
| Democrats unveiled gun control legislation on Capitol Hill today. | Democrats unveiled gun control legislation on Capitol Hill today. |
| Stormy Daniels will be offering her own counter-programming to Trump’s televised address to the nation tonight. | Stormy Daniels will be offering her own counter-programming to Trump’s televised address to the nation tonight. |
| If you're looking for anything even remotely worth watching tonight at 9pm EST, I will be folding laundry in my underwear for 8 minutes on Instagram live. https://t.co/GhMowscZMP | If you're looking for anything even remotely worth watching tonight at 9pm EST, I will be folding laundry in my underwear for 8 minutes on Instagram live. https://t.co/GhMowscZMP |
| Mike Pence has been a key emissary between the Trump administration and Capitol Hill during the shutdown. However, as the Atlantic reports, just because Pence is vice president doesn’t mean that people think he speaks for Trump. The result is that Pence has been ineffective and is not viewed as a reliable messenger for the White House’s position. | Mike Pence has been a key emissary between the Trump administration and Capitol Hill during the shutdown. However, as the Atlantic reports, just because Pence is vice president doesn’t mean that people think he speaks for Trump. The result is that Pence has been ineffective and is not viewed as a reliable messenger for the White House’s position. |
| According to one veteran House Republican aide, it was almost always a “given” that when former Vice President Joe Biden communicated the White House’s agenda to the Hill, Barack Obama would be quick to follow through. Conversely, when Pence communicates the president’s position, “it ends up being accurate maybe 50 percent of the time.” When a president deals more in “spontaneity” than in specificity, the aide added, legislative talks are bound to break down. | According to one veteran House Republican aide, it was almost always a “given” that when former Vice President Joe Biden communicated the White House’s agenda to the Hill, Barack Obama would be quick to follow through. Conversely, when Pence communicates the president’s position, “it ends up being accurate maybe 50 percent of the time.” When a president deals more in “spontaneity” than in specificity, the aide added, legislative talks are bound to break down. |
| The Senate is now at 100 members as former Florida governor Rick Scott has been sworn in to represent the Sunshine State on Capitol Hill. Scott delayed taking his oath to serve the final five days of his gubernatorial term. The delay though dropped him three slots in seniority and leaves him the most junior senator in the chamber. | The Senate is now at 100 members as former Florida governor Rick Scott has been sworn in to represent the Sunshine State on Capitol Hill. Scott delayed taking his oath to serve the final five days of his gubernatorial term. The delay though dropped him three slots in seniority and leaves him the most junior senator in the chamber. |
| Rick Scott will be sworn into Senate by VP Pence today at 4pm. Former Florida GOP Governor who defeated Democratic Senator Bill Nelson will be 100th Senator in Senate of 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and 2 Independents. | Rick Scott will be sworn into Senate by VP Pence today at 4pm. Former Florida GOP Governor who defeated Democratic Senator Bill Nelson will be 100th Senator in Senate of 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and 2 Independents. |
| Mitt Romney’s critical op-ed about Donald Trump in the Washington Post has upset a number of his new Republican colleagues. | Mitt Romney’s critical op-ed about Donald Trump in the Washington Post has upset a number of his new Republican colleagues. |
| Politico reports that Senate Republicans were taken back at Romney’s criticism just before he was sworn in to be Utah’s junior senator. | Politico reports that Senate Republicans were taken back at Romney’s criticism just before he was sworn in to be Utah’s junior senator. |
| Sen. David Perdue of Georgia, a close Trump ally, dismissed Romney’s op-ed as an “attempted character assassination” and “deeply disappointing,” dubbing Romney a potential “Jeff Flake on steroids” in his own Washington Post op-ed. Most Senate Republicans won’t go that far, but they aren’t particularly happy about how Romney chose to enter office. | Sen. David Perdue of Georgia, a close Trump ally, dismissed Romney’s op-ed as an “attempted character assassination” and “deeply disappointing,” dubbing Romney a potential “Jeff Flake on steroids” in his own Washington Post op-ed. Most Senate Republicans won’t go that far, but they aren’t particularly happy about how Romney chose to enter office. |
| “Everybody’s got their strategy and their tactic. Mine is going to be to try and help the president and our country be successful. Mitt’s got a different take,” Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, a fellow freshman, said. “I haven’t talked to anybody that’s encouraged by” his approach. | “Everybody’s got their strategy and their tactic. Mine is going to be to try and help the president and our country be successful. Mitt’s got a different take,” Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, a fellow freshman, said. “I haven’t talked to anybody that’s encouraged by” his approach. |
| “The timing was kind of curious,” said new Senate Majority Whip John Thune of South Dakota, who said Romney’s gravitas as a former GOP presidential nominee gives everything he says extra weight. “I wouldn’t have advised him to do it right now.” | “The timing was kind of curious,” said new Senate Majority Whip John Thune of South Dakota, who said Romney’s gravitas as a former GOP presidential nominee gives everything he says extra weight. “I wouldn’t have advised him to do it right now.” |
| Billionaire Tom Steyer “will make an announcement concerning his political plans for 2019 and beyond” in Iowa tomorrow. | Billionaire Tom Steyer “will make an announcement concerning his political plans for 2019 and beyond” in Iowa tomorrow. |
| Steyer who has been perhaps the largest single donor to progressive political causes in recent years has been mulling a presidential campaign. | Steyer who has been perhaps the largest single donor to progressive political causes in recent years has been mulling a presidential campaign. |
| Possible 2020 presidential candidate Tom Steyer makes an announcement about an announcement. He'll be in Iowa tomorrow. #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/i2uAPDs0KR | Possible 2020 presidential candidate Tom Steyer makes an announcement about an announcement. He'll be in Iowa tomorrow. #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/i2uAPDs0KR |
| Bernie Sanders will give his own response to the State of the Union after Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer do so tonight. | Bernie Sanders will give his own response to the State of the Union after Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer do so tonight. |
| Bernie doing his own response tonight pic.twitter.com/ap2d5LCJgL | Bernie doing his own response tonight pic.twitter.com/ap2d5LCJgL |
| The Washington Post reports that Trump is not expected to declare a national emergency in his speech tonight. There had been speculation that Trump would attempt to do so in a desperate attempt to force wall construction without congressional authorization. | The Washington Post reports that Trump is not expected to declare a national emergency in his speech tonight. There had been speculation that Trump would attempt to do so in a desperate attempt to force wall construction without congressional authorization. |
| And a senior White House official with knowledge of the speech said the plan is not to call for a national emergency but to further build a public case for the wall. | And a senior White House official with knowledge of the speech said the plan is not to call for a national emergency but to further build a public case for the wall. |
| “It will not be that drastically different than what the president has said so far, but it’s to a bigger and different audience,” said the official, who requested anonymity to share plans that have not been made public. | “It will not be that drastically different than what the president has said so far, but it’s to a bigger and different audience,” said the official, who requested anonymity to share plans that have not been made public. |
| Trump to make public case for border wall but not expected to declare emergency in Oval Office address https://t.co/Itw2plhrmL | Trump to make public case for border wall but not expected to declare emergency in Oval Office address https://t.co/Itw2plhrmL |
| A new court filing by Paul Manafort failed to redact key information and revealed that he shared polling data from the Trump campaign with Konstantin Kilimnik, who is believed to be a Russian intelligence agent. | A new court filing by Paul Manafort failed to redact key information and revealed that he shared polling data from the Trump campaign with Konstantin Kilimnik, who is believed to be a Russian intelligence agent. |
| The redactions were in a court filing in which Manafort blamed ill health for any inconsistent statements that he made to federal prosecutors and not a deliberate effort to obfuscate. | The redactions were in a court filing in which Manafort blamed ill health for any inconsistent statements that he made to federal prosecutors and not a deliberate effort to obfuscate. |
| Manafort accused by Mueller of sharing 2016 polling data with Russian linked to Moscow intelligence | Manafort accused by Mueller of sharing 2016 polling data with Russian linked to Moscow intelligence |
| Paul Manafort shared 2016 polling data with employee believed to be Russian intelligence, according to court filing https://t.co/1W8DD0dZej | Paul Manafort shared 2016 polling data with employee believed to be Russian intelligence, according to court filing https://t.co/1W8DD0dZej |
| Alright folks, that’s it from Sabrina ... I’m now signing off and handing over the keys to my trusted colleague Ben Jacobs, who will take you right up to Trump’s televised address and break down everything in between. | Alright folks, that’s it from Sabrina ... I’m now signing off and handing over the keys to my trusted colleague Ben Jacobs, who will take you right up to Trump’s televised address and break down everything in between. |
| Stay tuned! | Stay tuned! |
| As the president prepares to declare a ‘crisis’ along the US-Mexico border, his 2020 re-election campaign is giving us a preview of what’s in store ... and raising money off of it in the process. | As the president prepares to declare a ‘crisis’ along the US-Mexico border, his 2020 re-election campaign is giving us a preview of what’s in store ... and raising money off of it in the process. |
| An email from Trump to supporters reads: “I want to make one thing clear to Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi: Your safety is not a political game or a negotiation tactic!” | An email from Trump to supporters reads: “I want to make one thing clear to Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi: Your safety is not a political game or a negotiation tactic!” |
| It then goes on to ask for donations and emphasizes the need to raise $500,000 in one day for what is billed as the ‘Official Secure the Border Fund’. (Spoiler: It’s really just the re-elect Donald Trump fund.) | It then goes on to ask for donations and emphasizes the need to raise $500,000 in one day for what is billed as the ‘Official Secure the Border Fund’. (Spoiler: It’s really just the re-elect Donald Trump fund.) |
| Secretary of state Mike Pompeo meanwhile said he has seen Trump’s prepared remarks and expects the president to make “a lot of news”. It almost seems likes this entire spectacle is designed to take over the news cycle. | Secretary of state Mike Pompeo meanwhile said he has seen Trump’s prepared remarks and expects the president to make “a lot of news”. It almost seems likes this entire spectacle is designed to take over the news cycle. |
| This seems a more apt take of what’s really going on: | This seems a more apt take of what’s really going on: |
| There are numerous examples of presidential addresses made to calm a frightened public. This will be the first to frighten a calm public. | There are numerous examples of presidential addresses made to calm a frightened public. This will be the first to frighten a calm public. |