UPDATED: Schumer Knocks Trump's 'Inability To Clinch A Deal' Amid Shutdown
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Source: Talking Points Memo
By Esme Cribb | January 21, 2018 1:37 pm
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Sunday blamed President Donald Trump’s inability to “take yes for an answer” and strike a deal with Senate Democrats to solve the ongoing government shutdown.
Schumer said he “essentially agreed to give the President something he wants in exchange for something we both want” during a meeting on Friday. “The President picked a number for a wall,” Schumer said, referring to Trump’s proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. “I accepted it.”
After meeting with Trump on Friday, Schumer said that he floated the idea of funding the wall in exchange for continued protection for undocumented immigrants covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Schumer on Sunday said his accord with Trump “was only tentative, no handshakes,” and ultimately did not prevent the government shutdown. “It all really stems from the President, whose inability to clinch a deal has created the Trump shutdown,” Schumer said. “He can’t take yes for an answer. That’s why we’re here.”
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UPDATE:
BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 01/21/18 02:41 PM EST
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is laying the blame for the government shutdown on President Trump, saying he can't take "yes" for an answer.
"[He] can't take 'yes' for an answer. That's why we're here, and we don't have anyone in the White House or here in the Senate, in the House ... to tell him he's got to straighten this whole thing out. He can't say 'yes' one minute and 'no' the next," Schumer said on the Senate floor. He added that he made Trump a "very generous offer" that the president walked away from.
Schumer and Senate Democrats said on Friday night that the minority leader had offered Trump a boost in defense funding and to put the U.S.-Mexico border wall on the table for discussion. White House aides have argued that Schumer is mischaracterizing negotiations.
Because Trump walked away from the deal, and other recently floated agreements, Schumer argued that the government is in a "Trump shutdown."
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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/370009-schumer-trump-must-take-yes-for-an-answer
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