The Latest: Trump to stay in DC if partial shutdown happens

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

The Latest: Trump to stay in DC if partial shutdown happens

9 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on efforts to avoid a government shutdown (all times local):

6:42 p.m.

President Donald Trump will not travel to Florida on Friday for Christmas if the government is headed toward a partial shutdown.

That’s the word late Thursday from two of Trump’s senior advisers.

Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters at the White House that Trump “will not travel in a shutdown.”

Policy adviser Stephen Miller also says Trump will stay at the White House absent an agreement with Congress to keep parts of the government open.

Trump told House Republican leaders earlier Thursday that he will not sign Senate-passed legislation to keep parts of the government operating through early February because the measure does not include $5 billion he has demanded to pay for a wall he promised to build on the border with Mexico.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/5261601a6b2248c08c65939c48d82476

[Corgigal]

1. We have to go through this

because he doesn't want to spend time with his family?

Lucky us.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

2. I ain't buying that

Skeptical

[BigmanPigman]

3. Will this change in 10 min too?

[Zoonart]

4. LOLOLOLOL

Is he afraid they will change the locks? That golf remark from Nancy must have left a mark.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Surely, Schumer and Nancy didn't shame him into staying.

[guillaumeb]

6. Not 2 more weeks of golf?

Such a sacrifice.

[oldtime dfl_er]

7. I find this scary

seeing as how this is his last chance to do something truly drastic before the new Congress comes in.

[Maru Kitteh]

8. Yeah, Miller was winging it. Used wiggle words "It is my understanding . . .blah blah blah"

Like hell is captain meatloaf and gravy going to spend one more minute in DC than he has to.

[Denzil_DC]

9. It's going to be an especially Tweety Christmas

if that happens.

[jcgoldie]

10. Thanks Nancy!

It seriously wouldn't surprise me if this was a response to Nancy setting him on fire over golfing during a government shutdown.

[monmouth4]

11. The weather report down here is not great for golfing, who the hell is he kidding? n/t

[rurallib]

12. Trump would never lie