Schumer: Trump's 'destructive two-week temper tantrum' forced shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) blasted President Trump on Saturday, arguing his “temper tantrum” sparked the partial government shutdown and telling the president to back down on the border wall fight.
“We arrived at this moment because President Trump has been on a destructive two-week temper tantrum demanding the American taxpayer pony up for an expensive and ineffective border wall," Schumer said from the Senate floor.
Schumer's comments come as lawmakers grapple with Trump's demand for border wall funding. Lawmakers are attempting to find a path forward Saturday after roughly 25 percent of the federal government shut down starting at midnight.
Though congressional leadership and Trump pledged to keep talking about a potential solution, there are no signs they are closer to a deal, with both sides blaming each other for the third shutdown in a year.
Trump also appeared to dig in on Saturday, having lunch with a group of conservative House Republicans who have backed his demands for border wall funding.
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