Instant Alert: Top Democrats ditch government shutdown meeting with Trump after Twitter attack

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Top Democrats ditch government shutdown meeting with Trump after Twitter attack by Bob Bryan on Nov 28, 2017, 11:44 AM Advertisement Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer were scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump to work on a government funding bill on Tuesday. Trump tweeted "I don’t see a deal!" on a bill earlier in the day. The federal government will shut down if a bill is not passed by December 8. Top Democratic congressional leaders pulled out of a Tuesday meeting with President Donald Trump after the president attacked them on Twitter. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said they no longer planned to meet with Trump for negotiations on a bill to fund the government. If a funding bill is agreed to by December 8, the federal government will enter a partial 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," said 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." On Tuesday morning, Trump tweeted that he did not think he could reach an agreement with the Democratic leaders. "Problem is they want illegal immigrants flooding into our Country unchecked, are weak on Crime and want to substantially RAISE Taxes," Trump said. "I don’t see a deal!" Pelosi and Schumer said that the two sides "don’t have any time to waste" and the White House meeting would likely not be productive towards a funding bill. The statement also referenced a tweet from Trump on May 2 in which he said the government needs "country needs a good 'shutdown'" "If the President, who already said earlier this year that ‘our country needs a good shutdown,’ isn’t interested in addressing the difficult year end agenda, we’ll work with those Republicans who are, as we did in April," said the statement. "We look forward to continuing to work in good faith, as we have been for the last month, with our Republican colleagues in Congress to do just that." SEE ALSO: It's the 'most important day of the year' in Washington   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011