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.”
But he told the nation that he “makes the best deals.” Just another Trump lie. Can we change the channel, please? I’ve seen this show too many times now.
Ok…I like this. “He couldn’t take yes for an answer”. Thats a nice, neat, clean jab. It sticks in the memory and its unambiguous and unapologetic. That’s good politics.
Schumer needs to enlist Stormy Daniels to negotiate with Naughty Don the Con. A few spankings might just do the trick.
Oddly no…we seem stuck on this channel. Which makes me wonder if I was hit by a bus and am now in hell. I richly deserve to the there, but couldn’t have imagined such a diabolical eternity. DAMN YOU SATAAAAN!!!
I’m no messaging expert, but I think Dems should get to Trump by attacking Kelly/Miller as behaving as unelected, co-Presidents.
Perhaps Schumer should publically call out Kelly, asking him what he needs to get a deal done? That would infuriate Trump to no end, and probably more towards Kelly than Schumer.