Trump Makes Deal With Dem Leadership To Keep Government Open, Aid Hurricane Victims
During a meeting with congressional leaders at the White House on Wednesday, President Donald Trump backed a proposal from Democrats to tie aid for Hurricane Harvey to a three-month debt limit increase and a short-term government funding bill through December – much to the reported consternation of congressional Republicans.
“In the meeting, the President and Congressional leadership agreed to pass aid for Harvey, an extension of the debt limit, and a continuing resolution both to December 15 , all together. Both sides have every intention of avoiding default in December and look forward to working together on the many issues before us,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), announced in a statement after meeting with Trump.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One after the meeting, Trump confirmed that he reached a deal with congressional leaders on a package to raise the debt limit and fund the government through Dec. 15, tying that to an initial aid package for Hurricane Harvey.
Republican sources told the Washington Post and Politico’s Jake Sherman that Trump backed the Democrats’ plan despite opposition from Republican leaders present in the meeting.
NEWS — TRUMP agrees to 3-month debt limit increase in meeting w hill leaders. All GOP leaders were opposed, per multiple sources.
TRUMP also agreed to extend government funding until December 15, setting up a wild final month of the year.
The White House had been pushing for Congress to tie a long-term debt limit increase to legislation providing initial disaster relief funding for Hurricane Harvey.
Though Republican leaders reportedly did not support Democrats’ pitch to link Harvey aid to a three-month debt limit increase and government funding measure, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Wednesday afternoon that he would support the plan. McConnell told reporters that Trump reached the deal with Schumer and Pelosi in the meeting with congressional leaders today.
Trump’s decision to side with the Democrats left conservatives fuming. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) described the deal as fiscal malpractice, and the conservative Heritage Foundation blasted the proposal as “political cowardice.”
Earlier on Tuesday, after Democrats first proposed tying Harvey aid to a three-month debt limit increase, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) called their proposal “ridiculous and disgraceful” and accused Democrats of playing politics.
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Let me tell you about a couple of unhappy people: Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan. Also most of the Republican party who had been rubbing their hands together over a default.
And this, my friends, is why Nancy Pelosi is badass. She gets the job done every time. Every. damn. time.
Trump will make a deal with the devil if it makes him look good. Why not with Dems? This is what they know, and Republicans refuse to accept.
Good article, John. I just read the article about this on the Internet, and am not at all surprised that Trump has turned his back on the GOP at this point. The infighting among the GOP members and Trump has reached a very unhealthy state for the country. So in order to give them a wake-up call, Trump has turned to the Dems for support and ignored the GOP plan that would work against Trumps own ideas for moving things forward.
However, it is, IMHO, merely a ploy to show the GOP that he will not go against his own agenda to appease them. That they will either play the game by his dictates, or he will do things his own way without them.
I truly do not see this as a long lived action on Trumps end, but, just a warning that they go with what he wants or he will leave them out in the cold.
Just my own observation on this.
he gets the job done every time. Every. damn. time.
Now that's funny. Who doesn't think of success when they think of Nancy Pelosi, who somehow managed to keep a majority for only one session of Congress.
Trump will make a deal with the devil if it makes him look good
He was a proud Democrat during his grab them by the pussy days. No surprise to me that he's willing to work with the people he worked together with for so long.
I'm surprised you support normalizing him. I guess all that oppose Trump on everything really didn't mean much did it?
Word is Trump has had enough of Ryan and McConnell not licking his boots fast enough.
All this shows is how erratic he is. Fortunately I think Schumer and Pelosi have the sense not to trust him.
I'm surprised you support normalizing him.
He is a psychologically unstable fool who should resign today.
In a speech in North Dakota today, Trump singled out Democratic US Senator Heidi Heitkamp for attention and praise. The worm is turning in Trumpland, lol.
I suppose it would be futile to point out the fact that Trump reached across the aisle and gained consensus in a manner that involved a Republican President and a Democrat House.
I stopped underestimating or believe trump some time back. Now I just watch what he does.
It must be "Take your daughter to work day!" in North Dakota,
Trump says that when his daughter Ivanka found out he was going to North Dakota, she said, "Daddy! Can I go with you?"
"Of course you can sweetheart!" He says. (Stay in the basement Eric!)
TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER TO WORK DAY in North Dakota, and say something nice about a Democrat while you're at it. Why the hell not! He already tweeted out his EDICT to the Republicans about DACA and 6 months.
Donald Trump is so fucking weird! No wonder Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter called him an "asshole".
The pot calling the kettle!
Impasse