Democratic Leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi
pulled out of a planned meeting with President Trump at the White House
this afternoon after the president tweeted that he doesn't "see a deal"
to be reached with the Democratic leaders on government funding —
raising the specter for a potential government shutdown in December.
“Given that the President doesn’t see a deal between Democrats and the
White House, we believe the best path forward is to continue negotiating
with our Republican counterparts in Congress instead," Schumer and
Pelosi said in a joint statement. "Rather than going to the White House
for a show meeting that won’t result in an agreement, we’ve asked Leader
McConnell and Speaker Ryan to meet this afternoon.
We don’t have any
time to waste in addressing the issues that confront us, so we’re going
to continue to negotiate with Republican leaders who may be interested
in reaching a bipartisan agreement."
Earlier in the day, the president expressed pessimism about the prospects for a deal on Twitter.
Meeting with “Chuck and Nancy” today about
keeping government open and working. Problem is they want illegal
immigrants flooding into our Country unchecked, are weak on Crime and
want to substantially RAISE Taxes. I don’t see a deal!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)November 28, 2017
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