'How Can You Say This Is the Democrats' Fault When You're in the Majority?' Blitzer Battles House Republican

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Dec 19th, 2024, 7:24 pm


Wolf Blitzer tangled with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) on Thursday night as the House was in the process of failing to pass a spending bill to avert a government shutdown this weekend.

The legislation required a two-thirds majority to pass because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) fast-tracked the resolution instead of sending it to the House Rules Committee first. A day earlier, Johnson scrapped another funding bill after Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump came out against the measure. Trump supported the most recent version and urged Republicans to vote for it.

As the vote was happening, Lawler joined The Situation Room on CNN and informed Blitzer he voted for the bill. Lawler blamed Democrats for not joining Republicans to help push it over the two-thirds threshold. It failed 174-235, with 38 Republicans voting against.

“But Congressman, as you well know, there was a bipartisan agreement that was achieved that the speaker worked out with Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the House,” Blitzer said to Lawler. “There was a bipartisan agreement that, until Elon Musk and Donald Trump yesterday came out against it, that would’ve passed for sure.”

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Full headline: ‘How Can You Say This Is the Democrats’ Fault When You’re in the Majority?’ Blitzer Battles House Republican Amid Failed Funding Vote

[no_hypocrisy]

1. "Blame the Democrats" is the default response to everything.

[BOSSHOG]

17. From the Party of Responsibility

[OldBaldy1701E]

2. "How Can You Say This Is the Democrats' Fault When You're in the Majority?"

Because delusion is a desired feature in the rethug party.

[GB_RN]

4. Not Just Delusion.

Paranoid, shared delusion. They think the Democrats are behind everything wrong and that we are deliberately trying to ruin the(ir) country. Maybe even while using black helicopters. 😂

[OldBaldy1701E]

5. Don't forget the Space Lasers and the pizza/pedo shops! (n/t)

[Ray Bruns]

10. What about the "Gazpacho " police?

[OldBaldy1701E]

21. Oh definitely!

They are such meanies!

[BoRaGard]

3. How? Republicans are liars, Blitzer.

Get a clue, media dummy

[Midnight Writer]

6. The Democrats have rigged the system against the poor Republicans again.

Every time the Republicans try to do something stupid, irresponsible, irrational, or just plain evil, the Democrats start their squawking.

How can the GOP run the middle class into the ground if the DEMONcrats won't help them?

[johnnyfins]

7. TSF pulled this shit early.in his first term

Had the majority, but blamed Dems. F them. Dems need to hang this shutdown around President Musk's neck. VP Trump's neck too.

[zorbasd]

28. Watch the fascists, they will try to make it illegal to say President Musk

and Vice President Trump.

[Paladin]

8. God bless Wolf Blitzer.

So nice to see somebody siding with Democrats against the open-and-obvious attempt by fascists to overthrow what's left of our democracy.

Getting to be way past-time for Democrats to shake off the depression and get back in the fight.

[Volaris]

9. Its almost as if all the idiots expect the Responsible Party to be Responsible,

And save them from their own stupidity.

LOL sucks for them that that isn't gonna happen this time, boys and girls.

That sound you hear today?
That's leopards in the tall grass, my friends.

As an aside, I'd bet that Jeffries knew the head count for this before the Republicans did.

[mwb970]

11. President Musk needs to do more high-profile interviews.

His weak sidekick trump is poor at communicating his plans and objectives, and apparently the Couch Boy is simply out of the picture.

[durablend]

13. Yeah isn't it time for JD to be put on a milk carton?

[BumRushDaShow]

14. ....

(you owe me a keyboard!!! )

[et tu]

23. he busy

'rearranging' sofas

[Dave Id]

12. How can he blame the Democrats?

Easy, he's using standard Republican circle-jerk reasoning. Another lesson learned from Der Leader, never take responsibility for anything bad, only good, regardless if you had anything to do with something positive.

[ificandream]

15. Blaming Democrats? The Republicans are just sheep doing what Trump/Musk tell them to do.

Anyone with half a brain sees who's at fault here.

[enigmania]

18. Those with half-brains or less

have united against reason and decency.

[Emile]

16. Personal responsibility has never been a Republican trait.

The next Congress Republicans will have even less of a majority.

[usaf-vet]

19. He can blame Democrats because the MSM has allowed it to happen for years without calling them out for LYING.

[Wiz Imp]

20. Don't look now, but there are many Republicans blaming Musk and/or Trump

'He's not living in reality': Fox News reports GOP lawmakers lashing out at Trump and Musk (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/he-s-not-living-in-reality-fox-news-reports-gop-lawmakers-lashing-out-at-trump-and-musk/ar-AA1waPbI?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=6a95b6c0c87e4114d9c9d1cfa8a06a19&ei=8#)

Writing on X, Fox News reporter Liz Elkind reveals that there is "a LOT of frustration at Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy from rank-and-file House Rs this morning" after the two men publicly killed the bipartisan deal.

"I'll have nothing to do with them after watching them publicly trash the speaker," said one, while another Republican lawmaker accused them of "freelancing and shooting off the hip" to kill the bill without understanding key provisions that they had criticized.

What's more, one unnamed House Republican even expressed frustration with President-elect Donald Trump for going along with Musk.

"Trump doesn’t understand Congress," this member said. "He wants all GOP wins and no concessions to Dems. The Senate and WH are still run by Dems. He’s not living in reality."

[maxsolomon]

22. They blame Dems BECAUSE IT WORKS.

We just saw the proof on 11/5.

[MuseRider]

24. WOW Wolf is still around?

I quit watching all the news from the big sites long ago. I don't think I have heard his name in forever. I thought the guy was on the other side of the dirt.

[BumRushDaShow]

25. He's one of the few still there

from earlier times. I just checked and Jeanne Moos had STILL been there (one of the originals) until this past July when she retired after 43 years there. I remember when she had been doing U.N. stuff during the first Gulf War but then eventually veered off into the "offbeat" types of stories.

[mobeau69]

27. Gloria Borger is retiring this year.

Always liked her. Hope she’s well.

[BumRushDaShow]

30. Borger was one of the "later" ones, joining in 2007

Blitzer goes back to the early '90s and Moos go back to the early '80s. Frank Sesno is another who goes back to the '80s and pops in and out on CNN.

[MuseRider]

29. Thanks!

I remember Jeanne Moos too. Gods, Blitzer has to look a mess by now. I know the difference in me from then to now and they let him do his thing? Thanks.

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

26. When you have an effective propaganda machine

and your opposition doesn't.

[ck4829]

31. Kick