President Trump, shown in a file photo, has kept mostly out of public view during the partial government shutdown. “President Trump threw out a number, and I accepted it,” Schumer said Sunday. The White House said he has also been in touch with key Cabinet secretaries. The more he appears in public, the more this becomes a Trump problem.”Whether Trump remains in his behind-the-scenes role is unclear — he is “itching” to be involved and constantly watching TV, according to a senior White House official. “Only Trump,” can end the shutdown, Schumer said on the Senate floor Sunday.

Source: Washington Post January 21, 2018 22:00 UTC