Source: Orange County Register
“President Donald Trump has abruptly canceled this week’s planned meeting with congressional Democratic leaders, refusing to negotiate over their demands to shore up health care funds as part of a deal to prevent a potential looming federal government shutdown. In a lengthy Tuesday social media post, Trump rejected the sit-down the White House had agreed to the day before. It would have been the first time the Republican president met with the Democratic Party’s leaders, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, since his return to the White House. … Earlier Tuesday, Schumer and Jeffries had issued a joint statement saying that after ‘weeks of Republican stonewalling’ the president had agreed to meet in the Oval Office. But after the Republican president canceled the meeting, the Democratic leaders accused him of throwing a tantrum and running away. Jeffries posted on X that ‘Trump Always Chickens Out.’” (09/23/25)
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/09/23/trump-congress-shutdown/