With the government shutdown on its 21st day, the merits or demerits of a wall on our southern border is still quite the point of ravenous debate among party lines. Speaker of The House, Nancy Pelosi, has declared that the proposed wall is "immoral," un-American, and would be "old technology."
As we reported here Thursday night on Townhall, freshman Congressman Dan Crenshaw, chose to decline his paycheck because if government employees aren't getting a paycheck, neither should members of Congress.
The Texas Congressman and former U.S. Navy Seal responded yesterday to a tweet regarding a K-Bar knife that sits on his desk with a fallen and fellow SEAL's name engraved on it.
HOW ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO CUT STRAWBERRY SLICES FOR MY CEREAL BENNY??
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) January 11, 2019
But seriously, we are presented with a K-Bar knife at SEAL training graduation, engraved with the name of a fallen SEAL. Never Forget. https://t.co/ZEfI4M0dw3
On Wednesday, Axios reporter Jonathan Swan sent a tweet out regarding Pelosi's attempt in a meeting to debunk the merits for a wall by arguing that tunnels can go right under it and yield it ineffective.
Per source in the room: Pelosi talked a lot about tunnels. She kept saying that a wall won't stop people coming through tunnels.
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) January 9, 2019
Social media shared some sharp reactions to Pelosi's tunnel comment:
.This is like saying banks shouldn't put money in safes because people will learn to be safe-crackers.
— Sean Spoonts (@sean_spoonts) January 9, 2019
Hmmm...
To her point, migrants who possess futuristic teleportation or transwarp beaming technology aren’t going to be stopped by some dumb wall either
— matt loehrer (@mloehrer) January 10, 2019
Most people agreed...
crazy
— Rob Eno (@Robeno) January 9, 2019
Congressman Crenshaw retweeted the message, along with a comment blasting Pelosi over the "tunnel myth." The up-and-coming GOP star continued by stating "because it’s so easy to build tunnels. No one would ever notice."
"Might as well just do nothing, now that the tunneling option has been exposed."
Crenshaw pushed back further by asking if we [members of Congress] can now have a "serious conversation."
Ah yes, the tunnel myth. Because it’s so easy to build tunnels. No one would ever notice. Might as well just do nothing, now that the tunneling option has been exposed.
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) January 10, 2019
Can we have a serious conversation now? That’d be great. https://t.co/16RDlBQoVm
Let's not forget this comes as Democrats are on record flip flopping their ever changing view of how the United States should defend our borders: