📌Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse missed tonight's vote that would have put a check on Trump's damn tariffs, and he owes everybody a damn explanation RIGHT NOW.
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Well that’s because all these old school out of touch democrats need to go. They still think there are rules and decorum in Washington politics. There isn’t.We need new, younger, tougher politicians to get dirty. Vote him out!
Talking and lecturing is far different than missing a vote that could inject some accountability into what can only be understood as the death of the country we all love. He missed a vital vote. There is no good excuse.
WHY did #Senate Minority Leader #Schumer Agree to a Wednesday Vote Against the #Trump Tariffs-Knowing that #Democratic Senator #Whitehouse Was Not Going To Be There To Vote Against Them?
In the early 70's Schumer became a state legislator for 3 years right out of law school then he went to Congress. He's been there ever since, it's all he knows. We must assume that by now he knows how to manipulate a vote, such as delays.
He's either grossly incompetent or this was intentional.
I think the reason may be because the Democratic senators don't know how to handle or process Trump and his Republican cohorts in every instance, so "abiding" in this manner through abstaining from making a vote is just their own way of coping with an almost hopeless situation.
I could see that if their only frame of reference was the internal legislative "rules and traditions" that the GOP has been ignoring for decades. That, in my opinion, would put them in the grossly incompetent category. Their skills don't match the requirements of the job as it stands today.
Rather than blaming Thune for calling a vote when he knew that the Dems would be down a vote, you blame it on the guy who missed the vote because HE WAS ON A PLANNED TRIP TO SOUTH KOREA.
Stop blaming Democrats for the perfidy of Republicans.
There are many naive "Democrats" who do not use any critical thinking skills. They are part of the "Circular Firing Squad" activist crowd who need to grow up and think!
We can’t afford these mistakes. You’re not taking this seriously. Business as usual is not enough.
He crossed your red line and crickets.
You can’t even organize your caucus.
You’re not the leader we need.
FFS Step TF Down. Now.
Dems are saying this was partly just to get Republicans on record so they own the Tariff pain to come, but that only works if you are able to reach Red district voters and get them to understand that too. And it only matters for the mid-terms and we might not have voting rights by then.
Its ugly to see posts here from ignorant dems. Sheldon Whitehouse has been fighting tooth and toenail for us, so stop disparaging him. This would not have made it through the house. He was the only US rep fighting for our oceans. Calm down. Let's not eat our own. 😡
Additional reporting has this one landing (again) at Schumer’s feet for agreeing to schedule the vote.
No matter what, this is a massive communications failure at best …
JC, wtfk’s wrong w the Dem leadership? Seriously unforgivable. Doesn’t he and his team understand priorities, tactics, how to plan ahead, or organize/coordinate schedules? Damn Dems cannot get out of their own way. They’re going to be the death of us.
I'm just non-plussed by the constant bickering, backstabbing & lack of unity among the very people who should be working on uniting to fight the horrid MAGAts who have hijacked our nation.
Unite!
Support!
Fight back!
AND win!
OR just throw your hands up while complaining loudly about ALL Democrats
Are you kidding? This party lost to Donald trump twice. If not for covid, he would have won in 2020. The democrats, save a very small group, are worthless.
Why wouldn't Schumer make sure all the Senators were going to be in attendance before he agreed to schedule the vote?
Another knife in the back of democracy. I'm so fucking stressed out counting down the days when the USPS is no more which is 100% on Schumer.
It’s unfortunate. But this would not have passed the House. So it would have been symbolic.
And Whitehouse was attending an environmental conference which is also important. I have no doubt that, if this had any chance of actually becoming law, Whitehouse would have been there.
He's another gutless wonder. He didn't want to vote against trump but didn't want us to know that. By not being there he can lie as to the reason but we know what happened.
I would love to know WTF was more important in Korea than having Sheldon Whitehouse’s Democratic ass in DC to vote for and pass this resolution. Democrat “leadership” is a fucking joke! Where is the strategy?
it would've likely never made it through the house - Speaker would've blocked it - and salvaging what good faith we can with foreign allies sounds more likely to yield real world results.
The Democrats knew they did NOT have the votes. This was all for show. They want to let Trump blow up the country so they can win. It's all about their own asses. They don't realize there won't be fair elections/elections period soon.
He better be dead or undergoing emergency surgery. Otherwise, we need to confront him. Relentlessly. Ro Khana did that on the TikTok ban and got away with, oopsie. Sorry. My bad. Not acceptable.
Whitehouse’s office had not announced in advance that he had left the country. The potential fallout from his travel began to be noted by Hill reporters ahead of the vote Wednesday.
No he doesn't. John Thune owes us the explanation. He chose to call a vote with no notice when he knew 2 senators had other commitments.
And because of that, Whitehouse can call for a second vote.
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Piss him off, and get a new one...!!
https://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/politician/Sheldon%20Whitehouse-W000802
WHY did #Senate Minority Leader #Schumer Agree to a Wednesday Vote Against the #Trump Tariffs-Knowing that #Democratic Senator #Whitehouse Was Not Going To Be There To Vote Against Them?
He's either grossly incompetent or this was intentional.
Stop blaming Democrats for the perfidy of Republicans.
@whitehouse.senate.gov
It only would have stopped the tariffs if Mike Johnson & the House also passed it & Trump signed it.
Neither of which were even remotely likely.
A general complaint of immediacy & readiness is valid.
Anger at inaccurate claims a needless distraction.
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Step down.
We can’t afford these mistakes. You’re not taking this seriously. Business as usual is not enough.
He crossed your red line and crickets.
You can’t even organize your caucus.
You’re not the leader we need.
FFS Step TF Down. Now.
No matter what, this is a massive communications failure at best …
https://truthout.org/articles/inexcusable-khanna-explains-how-democrats-failed-to-trump-proof-labor-board/
Which leaves us with NO serious parties in America.
But you’re ensuring we lose again.
Well done. 👍
Unite!
Support!
Fight back!
AND win!
OR just throw your hands up while complaining loudly about ALL Democrats
Enjoy the ride.
And try to figure out why Hillary lost in 16.
Good luck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMndfvxVeRo
https://bsky.app/profile/whitehouse.senate.gov/post/3lo2qlu5wd52e
Another knife in the back of democracy. I'm so fucking stressed out counting down the days when the USPS is no more which is 100% on Schumer.
And Whitehouse was attending an environmental conference which is also important. I have no doubt that, if this had any chance of actually becoming law, Whitehouse would have been there.
Against trump
You attempted to smear a Dem, were dead wrong about it, and still refuse to own up? Someone owes an explanation, but it isn't Sheldon Whitehouse.
Good thing I'm feeling civil, for now⁉️
No one’s gonna tell me he didn’t know there was a vote
And no one can tell me that Schumer had no clue that Sheldon was gonna miss it
The Dems and complicit
Schumer has got to go.
https://bsky.app/profile/mysterysolvent.bsky.social/post/3lo3epwhyac2n
Fuck this guy, and fuck this party.
Like, that's pretty much his ONLY job at this point.
This is some high level fucking bullshit... Sheldon pulling some real Lucy shit right here, right now
And because of that, Whitehouse can call for a second vote.
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What happened to obstruct/delay?‼️
How come you missed the vote to put a pause on the bloody tariffs?
We need someone that has lots of fire and be loud!