Trump to Meet With Democrats, GOP Thursday for Budget Talks
- Pelosi, Schumer canceled meeting last week over Trump tweet
- Little progress since then on budget caps, immigration deal
Rep. Yarmuth Says Government Shutdown Still a Possibility
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said they’ve agreed to meet on Thursday with President Donald Trump and Republican Congressional leaders to discuss a year-end spending deal as a possible government shutdown looms as early as Saturday.
The Oval Office sit-down will come after Pelosi of California and Schumer of New York pulled out of a planned meeting on Nov. 28 after Trump tweeted, "I don’t see a deal!" Trump said that because Democrats skipped that meeting, they would be blamed for any government shutdown. Pelosi said on Twitter that Trump "now knows that his verbal abuse will no longer be tolerated."