Thursday gave us what might be one of the greatest news stories of the year, at the very least, of the month.
As Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her entourage were on their way to the airport, they were informed that Trump had denied them access to a federal flight, citing the urgency of shutdown negotiations. More on that story here.
Friday, a spokesman for Pelosi’s office claimed the Trump administration leaked their plans to travel commercially. The administration responded, calling the accusation a “flat out lie.”
From The Daily Mail’s White House correspondent, Francesca Chambers:
Pelosi's office says she was preparing to travel to Afghanistan commercially until the "Administration" leaked her plans. “In light of the grave threats caused by the President’s action, the delegation has decided to postpone the trip…"https://t.co/iTkQfR7Nge
— Francesca Chambers (@fran_chambers) January 18, 2019
NEW: Senior official tells me it's a "flat out lie" the WH would leak info that would threaten Americans' safety. "When the Speaker of the house and about 20 others from Capitol Hill decide to book their own commercial flights to Afghanistan, the world is going to find out." https://t.co/Kg7x1xLbuc
— Francesca Chambers (@fran_chambers) January 18, 2019
And it looks like the administration is correct here. Bloomberg was informed by someone familiar with Pelosi’s travel plans that the delegation was going to take a commercial flight but did not publish the story, not until Pelosi and crew made public allegations.
From Bloomberg:
A person familiar with the congressional delegation’s plans told Bloomberg News earlier on Friday that Pelosi planned to fly commercial to Afghanistan. Bloomberg didn’t publish a report.
Pelosi’s delegation wasn’t the only one grounded. Trump grounded all Congressional delegation excursions until the shutdown is resolved:
To be clear, the White House says that all CoDels are being cancelled, not just Pelosi's.
No changes have been announced to Trump administration officials' trip to Davos, at this time.
— Francesca Chambers (@fran_chambers) January 17, 2019
Trump, too, cancelled plans:
And now @PressSec provides this #breakingnews update: “Out of consideration for the 800,000 great American workers not receiving pay and to ensure his team can assist as needed, President Trump has canceled his Delegation’s trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.”
— Francesca Chambers (@fran_chambers) January 17, 2019
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Even if true (and she offers no evidence as usual), it’s irrelevant. The trip never happened. She is safely behind her world of walls and armed security.
I bet that Pelosi had a tantrum (Hillary like) when she found out Trump had grounded her.
I bet so also.
What I can’t get out of my head however, is wondering if she was planning on picking up Billions of Dollars from her Axis of Evil Allies.
Honestly you know Nancy would never deign to go any where near those “deplorable” parts of the world without a …..
This can be settled easily, show the commercial tickets.
Oh she about to …
Let me tell you about the time I was about to buy the winning lottery ticket. Just ask my wife, Morgan Fairchild.
Let me tell you about the time I was about to buy the winning lottery ticket. Just ask my wife, Morgan Fairchild……..
’bout fell out of the chair….to have been a fly on the wall when the wench got the news……
Now this strikes me as being childish. Its the kind of accusation someone not serious makes in the hope the compliant Democrat media will just run with the story without checking anything.
With respect “in the hope” should have read “knowing for sure”.
striking isn’t necessary. It is childish.
I think Trump is on to something, as usual. In effect turning the spotlight on Pelosi will lead to intense coverage of Pelosi as she walks to and from and within the capital. She will stop, as she did this morning, so speak to the supplicant press. And the networks will cut to that live, and when Nancy speaks extemporaneously, it’s not pretty. She is exposing herself as a befuddled old granny. And Trump may be ratcheting this up so that she shows up more and more in such impromptu appearances. It will be clear to the public that she is not in control of her faculties.
Yes, she has chronic verbal incontenance.
Anyone want to start a pool on how long it will take the House to elect a new speaker?
She seems to have deluded herself that she can remove both Trump and Pence to become president. Many powerful people, on all sides, must be getting annoyed with her antics and the grid-lock her fantasy is creating.
They certainly are getting fed up with someone’s antics.
sonsofcommies must be working overtime today.
Grand Master Troll D
Now everyone in American knows about their travels during shutdown ..
Hawaii ,Puerto Rico Brussells Egypt .
The man makes politics interesting.
How would the White House even have known about her commercial travel plans, if any?
Maybe she uses the White House travel office for all her “private” travel needs……after all, they are bipartisan, [sarcasm intended]
The US Embassy in Afghanistan warned Pelosi that due to the press coverage of her trip that purchasing commercial tickets would become known to world at large. Further, that there are so few commercial flights into and out of Afghanistan, that her arrival time would be easily determined.
They recommended that she not fly commercially.
I’m sure it would have been worth it.
If only to get a authentic Afghan for her bed of nails.
She’s worth millions. She could buy a plane and fly anywhere she wants. She could also pay for her own private security force. But she sees herself as an important government official, entitled to suck at the government teat until she has had her fill. Typical democrat leftist.
Read years back that she was using military aircraft to fly her grandchildren around on pleasure trips.
Anyone else remember that or remember the source?
Judicial Watch is the one who broke the news about her spending over $2 million in 2 years for Military flights.
With over $100,000 in food and liquor tabs
https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-files-lawsuit-against-defense-department-for-congressional-travel-records/
They probably warned her off because they don’t want that old bat stomping around using them for a photo op either.
I don’t know, I kind of feel bad that the troops lost their chance to greet Pelosi with loud Bronx cheer.
Another brilliant “Power Move” from that master strategist Nancy Pelosi, eh CNN?
At this moment in history, I am OK with all of her travel plans being leaked. Not that it actually happened, yet.
I want the WaPo to fact check that there are commercial flights to a war-torn country like Afghanistan.
There are no ‘grave threats’ to Pelosi & Co. There’s only cheap Democrats who don’t want to pay for their own travel expenses.
This is so good!
Not only all the troops in Afghanistan disappointed that they lost their chance to give Pelosi a Bronx Cheer, but now Pelosi won’t even be able to travel to Davos either.
Being Speaker of House just isn’t what it use to be.
Trump exaggerates and lies. Pelosi is an even bigger liar than Trump. If I have to believe one, I’ll believe Trump. There is at least a chance he is exaggerating and not flat-out lying. If Pelosi’s lips are moving, she is lying. See, its just common sense and playing the odds.
Keep seeking. You’re stuck on irrational.
One must marvel at the hypocrisy of politicans. Screaming about 800,000 federal employees going without pay, and hairing off on a three nation junket, delaying any posibility of negotiations.
The irony is even more delicious – lawmakers were arranging the commercial flight bookings through UNSECURED phone lines. If they are worried about who was leaking travel plans, they ought to look in the mirror.
Thanks!!!!!!
Got a link?
An aside……
“Liberals in Crisis! President Trump GAINS 19 POINTS with Latino Voters Since Shutdown”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/01/liberals-in-crisis-president-trump-gains-19-points-with-latino-voters-since-shutdown/
“Fox News is told that Pelosi received a message from State Department officials in Kabul that cited Afghan media reporting about the president’s suggestion to fly commercially. The cable, according to sources, noted the delegation had requested authorization to purchase the tickets over unclassified systems and advised that their travel would not be a secret. Urging her to postpone, the cable also noted that because few airlines fly into Kabul, their arrival time would also be easy to predict.”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-trip-leak-security
There should be no trouble chartering an aircraft which has transcontinental range. As this junket was already planned, visas should not be a problem. The Congress can pay for its own security to accompany the members and augment that with local government security forces. All it takes is money. And, that is the problem. The Dems want the Administration to pay for the trip.
So, the Dems reportedly book several seats on commercial flights. Then SOMEONE “leaked” the travel plans to Bloomberg [hardly an enemy of the liberal Dems], which Nancy Pelosi reports BEFORE Bloomberg makes this information public. And we are supposed to believe that the WH did this?
I was wondering why I hadn’t read about this until Pelosi and staff started making false claims
I have to wonder if the part about them even trying to go commercial is even true
Obviously, Nanci Palsi’s triumphant return to Dravos just isn’t going to happen. I’m sure she’s dreamed of this for the last 8 years.
In the interest of transparency I want to see the commercial air itinerary. I want to know which airline. I want to see the reservation number, the flight number, the flight plan. I want to see who paid for the commercial flight and how they paid for it. An international flight leaves a big paper trail. They were ready to load their baggage and go. Their commercial flight would have been crewed, stocked, fueled, flight plan filed, ready to go. They would have been able to get off the AIR FORCE bus, onto the commercial airliner and taken off without letting anyone know about President Donald J. Trump’s letter until after the trip. The truth is there was no commercial flight scheduled. Any boot reporter could figure this out, but the msm doesn’t want to make nancy look like a liar.
Democrats know they can always lie with impunity, and the Democrat press will back them up. If they can’t think of a lie on their own, the press will do it for them.
Nancy P: You mean I won’t be receiving my usual pre-flight feel up…??????? DAMN THAT TRUMP….!!!!DAMN HIM…!!!!!!
“Nancy Pelosi” —
* One sly panic
* N.P. easily con
* N.P.-CA– I sly one
* N.P.-CA — Nosy, lie.