US Govt Shutdown Inevitable - Dotard Trump

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Trump: 'I don't see a deal' to avoid government shutdown
By Rebecca Savransky and Jordan Fabian - 11/28/17 09:23 AM EST
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President Trump on Tuesday cast doubt on Washington's ability to avoid a government shutdown, writing on Twitter that he didn't believe a deal could be reached with Democrats.

The tweet came hours before Trump is to meet at the White House with GOP congressional leaders as well as Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

"Meeting with 'Chuck and Nancy' today about keeping government open and working," Trump tweeted.

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"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!"
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
Democrats have demanded that a funding deal include language to protect young undocumented immigrants known as "Dreamers" who are threatened with deportation next year because of Trump's decision to end an Obama-era program.

The White House and Republicans in Congress have countered with heavy demands on border enforcement.

The current funding bill, brokered in a surprise deal between Trump and Democrats in September that caught Republicans off-guard, expires on Dec. 8. The deal also irritated congressional Republicans and conservatives, which could explain Trump's tweet on Tuesday.

In the past, Trump has flirted with the idea of a government shutdown, saying that it might be necessary in order to win support for a wall on the Mexican border.

There has been some talk of a short-term deal, lasting a matter of weeks, that could provide time for the White House and lawmakers to negotiate a longer funding deal for the rest of the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30.

Another complication is the fight over separate legislation to change the tax code. Democrats oppose the measure, which may receive a Senate vote this week.

Trump hopes to complete work on the tax bill before the end of the year, but that will require Senate passage and then another round of talks to work out differences between the House and Senate tax bills. Both chambers would also have to vote on the compromise bill.

All of that has the potential to raise tensions surrounding the funding bill, where Democrats and Republicans have differences that go well beyond the thorny immigration issue.

This report was updated at 9:55 a.m.

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Democrats cancel meeting after Trump says 'I don't see a deal' to prevent government shutdown

• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi cancel a meeting with President Trump.
• Earlier, Trump tweeted that he could not envision reaching a spending deal with Democrats that would avert a government shutdown.
• Republicans cannot pass a federal spending bill without Democratic votes.

Christina Wilkie | @christinawilkie
Published 2 Hours Ago Updated 11 Mins Ago CNBC.com

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President Donald Trump stands in the Oval Office of the White House November 27, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Congress' top two Democrats canceled plans Tuesday to attend an Oval Office meeting after President Donald Trump tweeted that he could not envision a fiscal deal to avoid a government shutdown.

"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," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy 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."

The White House meeting in the afternoon was to include the top Republican leaders, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan.

The cancellation, coupled with Trump's tweet, significantly raised the specter of a potentially disastrous government shutdown.

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!
The purpose of the meeting was to begin urgent negotiations to pass a federal budget and spending plan before the government runs out of funding on Dec. 8. Republicans are insisting that as part of any deal, caps on military spending be lifted. Democrats are expected to use their leverage to demand policy protections for the so-called immigration Dreamers and a reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program.

The trouble with Trump's inability to see "a deal" is that Republicans cannot pass a federal spending bill without Democratic votes in the Senate, where a 60-vote majority will be needed to move the bill forward. In the House, Republicans have needed Democratic votes in recent years to pass spending bills, because the GOP caucus' most conservative members have refused to support the bills.

This gives Democrats far greater leverage in these negotiations than they have on tax reform, for instance, where Republicans can pass a bill with a simple majority in the Senate and near unanimous support from House Republicans.

Even if a deal is reached at the 11th hour, the prospect of a government shutdown could rattle financial markets. In the event that a shutdown were to occur, the results would likely be disastrous for Republicans heading into the 2018 midterm elections.


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Donald Trump says he 'doesn't see a deal' to avert a government shutdown
Congressional leaders have yet to make a deal on funding levels, or an agreement on pricklier issues such as a legislative fix for DACA

• Alexandra Wilts Washington DC
• Tuesday 28 November 2017 17:04 GMT

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Donald Trump and Mike Pence meet with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Top Democrats in Congress have abruptly pulled out of their meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House after he attacked them on Twitter.

Earlier on Tuesday, Mr Trump suggested he doesn't see the White House being able to reach a deal with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown.

"Meeting with 'Chuck and Nancy' today about keeping government open and working," Mr Trump said in a tweet. "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!"

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Senator Chuck Schumer and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives respectively, were scheduled to head to the White House today along with House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

But rather than participate in a "show meeting" with Mr Trump, Mr Schumer and Ms Pelosi said in a joint statement, they would prefer to meet with Republican congressional leaders alone.

"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," Mr Schumer and Ms 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."

They continued: "We don't have any time to waste in addressing the issues that confront us, so we're going to negotiate with Republican leaders who may be interested in reaching a bipartisan agreement."

Mr Schumer's and Ms Pelosi's announcement has increased the already high tensions between Mr Trump and top Democrats. But a few months prior, the President seemed on the verge of having a productive relationship with members of his rival political party.

The last time he sat down with the top leaders, Mr Trump abruptly sided with Democrats on a plan to provide hurricane disaster relief, increase the debt limit and fund the government until 15 December – a move that went against the wishes of many Republicans.

But it seems that Democrats may have a harder time getting what they want this time around.

Congressional leaders have yet to make a deal on funding levels, or an agreement on pricklier issues such as a legislative fix for DACA - the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme - to protect young, undocumented migrants who had been brought to the US as children.

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Earlier this year, Mr Trump announced he was rescinding the Obama-era policy that has allowed nearly 800,000 so-called “Dreamers” to work and go to school without fear of deportation.

There was confusion in September over whether the President had made a deal with Democrats to permanently protect Dreamers and work out a package of border security, excluding Mr Trump's oft-promised border wall.

Ms Pelosi and Mr Schumer said both sides agreed that the wall would not be part of this agreement - but that the President made clear he intends to pursue it at a later time.

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Mr Trump has maintained that building a wall along the US's southern border with Mexico will prevent illegal immigration, despite scepticism from experts and even members of his own party.

“The WALL, which is already under construction in the form of new renovation of old and existing fences and walls, will continue to be built,” Mr Trump said in a September tweet.

In August, Mr Trump threatened to shutdown the government if Democrats did not give in to his demands to fund the wall, which he originally said Mexico would pay for.

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