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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,136 posts)
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 03:09 PM Jan 2019

Post-shutdown negotiations look brutal for Trump

Lawmakers in both parties are skeptical about President Trump’s chances of securing funding for his wall on the Mexican border after a 35-day partial government shutdown that bruised the White House’s political standing.

The deal reached last week gives Trump and Congress until Feb. 15 to reach a new deal to prevent another partial shutdown, and the president is demanding new legislation again that would fund his signature campaign issue.

Democrats seem unlikely to budget any money for a border wall, and even if they did, lawmakers say such a deal would likely require Trump to include significant immigration reforms, such as giving immigrants known as Dreamers a pathway to citizenship or permanent residency.

That would be a tough nut to crack in only three weeks, and the concessions could also damage Trump with his base.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/427163-post-shutdown-negotiations-look-brutal-for-trump

No wall for you Booboo.

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