So Trump called a handful of GOP Representatives and the Speaker of the House to the White House, put them in a room, said "Work it out," and locked the door. For five hours.
Forget what they talked about: think about the guest list. The Speaker of the House, one of four Constitutional offices in the federal government, third in line to the presidency, came at the beckoning of the POTUS. Not to meet with the POTUS, but to be locked in a room like a rowdy child needing discipline.
The Speaker should have told the President, "Unlock this door, and let me out. Or you'll never get any bill you want anywhere near the floor of the House. I have work to do. If you want to talk to me, you have my number. In the meantime, I am the person in charge of one half of the legislative body down the street, now open the door or suffer the consequences."
That, of course, didn't happen, because Mike Johnson is more spineless and worthless than Kevin McCarthy.
Reports are there was a lot of yelling and tension in the room. Chip Roy says he was there, and everything was just fine. Which only means everyone finally agreed (with their fingers crossed) to whatever Roy wanted, just so the doors would open and they could go to the bathroom.
What a fucking disgrace. And they still have no idea how to avoid a government shutdown if they can't keep Roy and the Freedom Caucus on side. Because the Democrats aren't going to help them anymore. Which is wise counsel, indeed.
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