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Trump Plans to make Democrats an offer to end shutdown, not declare national emergency, in Saturday speech, official says
By Abby Phillip and Betsy Klein, CNN
https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/01/18/politics/trump-saturday-speech-shutdown/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fpolitics%2F%3Fcount%3D25%26page%3D4%26after%3Dt3_ahagxe
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(CNN) President Donald Trump plans to offer Democrats another proposal to end the shutdown when he addresses the nation from the White House on Saturday afternoon -- what officials are describing as his third offer to end the shutdown, according to a senior administration official.
The official told CNN that Trump's idea is to put something on the table to get Democrats to engage with negotiations. Trump is not expected to back down from his demand for a border wall, but the plan will seek to entice Democrats by offering other concessions.
However, this plan is not based on negotiations with Democrats and White House officials are pessimistic that it will change much in stalled talks, because Democrats have previously refused to counter the White House's proposal. Instead they have insisted that the President reopen the government, then engage in negotiations over border security.
The official added that discussions about a national emergency are ongoing in the administration and the President is not expected to announce a decision on that during Saturday's speech. However, nothing is definite until it's announced by the President.
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Pachamama
(16,887 posts)American Taxpayer & Congress: Wall= No Deal
applegrove
(118,718 posts)Pachamama
(16,887 posts)msongs
(67,421 posts)applegrove
(118,718 posts)CNN'S sources if they editorialized in the story.
global1
(25,257 posts)He'll make some lame offer and when the Dems say - end the shutdown then we'll talk - he'll say - see I tried to negotiate with them but they refused - they don't want to end the shutdown - they are the reason we're in a shutdown.
He just can't handle the corner he's backed himself into.
Kablooie
(18,636 posts)It shows that both houses are in agreement and Trump is the only one who refuses to reopen the government.
This.
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ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)that has boxed in Trump. He sees his POLL numbers slipping, even amongst his hard-core base. They are hurting and he does not care. The Democrats have been wise to hold fast and stay on point.
Democrats have also have to make it clear that the Wall and Border Security are 2 separate things and thus, keeping the focus on that.