President Donald Trump is meeting with the Democratic Party’s leaders in an effort to prevent a looming government shutdown.
Despite canceling an earlier meeting with Democrats, Trump will now attempt to negotiate a deal to keep the government running.
According to Fox News, Trump canceled a meeting with Democrats earlier this month, citing “unserious and ridiculous demands.”
However, Trump is now willing to give the other side another chance at serious talks.
The original meeting was set to take place with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
A partial government shutdown is looming, unless a deal between the two sides happens before September 30.
The meeting between the two sides has been rescheduled, and it will include the aforementioned Democrat leaders, the president, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).
Leaders Schumer and Jeffries issued a joint statement regarding the rescheduled meeting with Trump.
“President Trump has once again agreed to a meeting in the Oval Office,” the statement said.
“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,” the two Democrats wrote.
Both sides of the aisle are ready to pounce if no deal is struck, with reasons as to why it’s not their fault and the other side is to blame.
Democrat leadership had accused the president’s short-term fix for avoiding a shutdown of being a “dirty” plan.
Fox News noted:
“They argued that the Trump-backed short-term extension was ‘dirty,’ which would mean it had partisan policy riders or spending attached to it, and panned it for continuing ‘the Republican assault on healthcare,’ ignoring expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies, and possibly leading to the closure of hospitals and other healthcare facilities across the country.”
Users across social media reacted to the news of the rescheduled meeting between the two camps.
“Chuck spent weeks playing tough guy on TV, now he’s on speed dial begging Trump for a meeting,” one X user wrote.
“Power shifts fast when you’ve got no leverage.”
Another X user wrote:
“Don’t give the Dems anything! Hold the line!”
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