Trump wrote, falsely, that Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi “want illegal immigrants flooding into our Country unchecked, are weak on Crime and want to substantially RAISE taxes. Republicans need Democrats’ votes to pass the spending bill and avoid a government shutdown, given the number of Republicans who routinely oppose any spending. Back then, however, Trump sided with “Chuck and Nancy” after a similar bipartisan meeting with congressional leaders. Trump confirmed that in his own remarks and tweets at the time, saying he was looking forward to working with them on immigration. But in recent weeks, negotiations between the two parties over protecting Dreamers from deportation have stalled over demands from Trump and Republican lawmakers to include tougher measures on legal and illegal immigration.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 28, 2017 16:26 UTC