Someone told the President to stop bluffing and do the meeting…
It may NOT change anything….
But it WLL make him look a bit better….
Drastic actions during a shutdown probably WILL HURT Democrats, But Republicans back home also….
Remember…
Trump has lousy polling support numbers, that despite his Bull Shit ARE softening….
The shock of any MORE drastic, chaotic actions from Trump WILL also rock the Economy that Trump OWNS no matter how he tries to alibi out of….
President Trump is set to meet with the top four leaders in Congress on Monday ahead of a Tuesday shutdown deadline, a notable shift after he canceled a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) earlier in the week.
Schumer, Jeffries, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) will meet with Trump at the White House on Monday, according to three sources familiar with the meeting. Punchbowl News first reported the meeting. Schumer called Thune on Friday and urged him to get Trump to meet because the deadline for a government shutdown is fast approaching, according to an aide to the Senate minority leader.
“President Trump has once again agreed to a meeting in the Oval Office,” Schumer and Jeffries said in a joint statement. “As we have repeatedly said, Democrats will meet anywhere, at any time and with anyone to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people. We are resolute in our determination to avoid a government shutdown and address the Republican healthcare crisis. Time is running out.”
Government funding runs out after Sept. 30, prompting a government shutdown starting Wednesday unless Congress acts. Any measure will need bipartisan support because it takes 60 votes to overcome a filibuster in the Senate — requiring support from at least seven Senate Democrats….
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Last week, Trump scheduled, but then canceled, a meeting with the two Democratic leaders to talk about the looming shutdown. The cancellation came after Johnson and Thune had talked to him about the GOP CR and Democratic requests, according to one leadership source….
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Team backing up Schumer ….
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and his staff are closely coordinating their government shutdown strategy with outside liberal groups, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The same groups slammed Schumer earlier this year for caving on government funding. This time, the Democratic leader is playing to his base.
- Multiple progressive groups told Axios that they’ve had weekly meetings and conversations with Schumer and his team over the last two months.
- In the private talks, grassroots leaders have stressed the need for Schumer and Democrats to fight harder against President Trump and Republicans.
- Backing down and helping fund the government, like Schumer did in March, is unacceptable, the groups have told his team.
Zoom in: The organizations working closely with Schumer and his aides include MoveOn, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and unions, people familiar said.
- “There has been more proactive communication from leadership to I would just call it the outside ecosystem,” said Joel Payne,…
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Me?
I wouldn’t be surprised if we get a extension the deadline for the vote….
Update….
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) said Sunday that he will use a planned meeting with President Donald Trump and top congressional leaders to insist on including an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies as part of a deal to avert a government shutdown.
“So far, they stonewalled and said, ‘We’re not discussing any of that,’” Schumer told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “We’ll see if it changes on Tuesday,” referring to the last day the federal government is funded.
Trump will meet with Schumer, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) at 2 p.m. Monday to discuss congressional efforts to avert a government shutdown….
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Democrats have proposed their own funding extension that would keep the government open through Oct. 31 while including several policies Democrats have been seeking. Among the priorities are extending health care subsidies that were in place under the coronavirus pandemic. Without those subsidies, millions of Americans face huge increases in their health insurance costs, and many could flee government-run marketplaces as a result….
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Thune acknowledged that Congress will have to pass some sort of Affordable Care Act reform, telling “Meet the Press” that “hopefully there’ll be some steps taken that can address the concerns that Democrats have.” But that can’t be done by Tuesday, he said…..
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