Vox: The art of the deal: Trump blows up anti-shutdown negotiations before they even start

[TomCADem]

The master of the deal throws a hissy fit when he says that Democratic priorities are off the table before the meeting and Democrats wonder, so what is the point?

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/28/16710476/trump-government-shutdown-negotiations-schumer-pelosi

Congressional Democratic leaders suddenly backed out of a Tuesday meeting with President Donald Trump and their Republican counterparts after Trump tweeted, “I don’t see a deal.”

In a joint statement Tuesday afternoon, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said they would still meet with congressional Republicans to attempt to forge a budget deal and avoid a possible government 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,” Pelosi and Schumer said in the statement.

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The statement from Democrats came after Trump’s morning tweet that he didn’t see a deal with them on issues including immigration and taxes. The president mentioned immigration at the top of his list of issues.