Trump to Democrats: no immigration talk until U.S. government reopened

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

#POLITICS JANUARY 20, 2018 / 5:22 AM / UPDATED 20 MINUTES AGO

Trump to Democrats: no immigration talk until U.S. government reopened

Richard Cowan, Ginger Gibson
7 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers took a tough stance on Saturday after the U.S. Congress failed to fund federal agencies, saying they would not negotiate on immigration until Democrats help end the government shutdown.

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Both Republicans and Democrats dug in, with each side blaming the other. Republicans said they would refuse to negotiate on immigration until Democrats provide the votes to re-open the government. Democrats insisted they have been willing to compromise but Republicans backed out of deals.

“The president will not negotiate on immigration reform until Democrats stop playing games and reopen the government,” said White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders.

Marc Short, the White House’s legislative affairs director, said Trump had been in contact with Republican leaders in Congress during the day, but had not reached out to Democrats.

Short said the president likely would be most effective making the case for ending the shutdown directly to the American people, and he did not rule out Trump addressing the nation in the coming days.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-shutdown/trump-to-democrats-no-immigration-talk-until-u-s-government-reopened-idUSKBN1F90DE

[democratisphere]

1. Looks like it is going to be a l-o-n-g shutdown.

Gridlock! Let's see how much more damage drumpf can do to America because of his shutdown.

[msongs]

2. all he has to offer is ugly racist ranting and raving. will he have spittle like hitler? nt

[Sophia4]

3. Democrats need to stay strong and stick to principles.

Never forget that Mitch McConnell refused to allow Obama's Supreme Court nominee to come to the floor.

They did not cooperate with Obama.

Democrats need to allow Republicans the time to come to their senses and deal with the budget problem.

[Phoenix61]

4. Umm...NO!

They created this mess and they can damn well clean it up. Twitler should have taken the deal he was offered but he listened to the wrong people and is doing the only thing he knows how to do, blame everybody else. I hope our dem senators are paying to attention to all the Women's Marches that happened all over the country today. If our dem senators cave now it's only going to get worse. If we can't stand up for the dreamers who are we going to stand up for?

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Donnie Donnie,you just do not get it.

You can not hide behind you Right Wing Staffers and Advisors.

Appears we have a long Shut down on our hands. Going to be ugly.

[kwassa]

6. Negotiating with President Trump is like negotiating with Jell-O,

“Negotiating with President Trump is like negotiating with Jell-O,” said Schumer, who met Trump at the White House on Friday for a 90-minute meeting that had briefly raised hopes. “It’s impossible to negotiate with a constantly moving target.”

Aside from his narcissism, Trump is crippled by his attention deficit disorder. He is unable to keep sustained attention on anything. He is mentally incapable of negotiating.

[SWBTATTReg]

7. and the shoe will fall into their laps (repugs) for all the blame...after all, they have both ...

houses of the US Congress and the exec. branch...deserving so...I do hope that no one on our level will not come to harm in this so-called game...