[Trump says he won’t sign Senate deal to avert shutdown, demands funds for border security]As the shutdown loomed, Trump invited a group of Senate Republicans to the White House for a meeting. Democrats, however, have enough votes in the Senate to keep that bill from advancing and have showed no signs of relenting. I won’t blame you for it.”“The Democrats now own the shutdown!” Trump insisted in one of his Friday morning tweets. During the Obama administration, when Democrats controlled the Senate, Democrats changed the rules to allow most presidential nominees to advance with a simple majority of votes. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018In his tweets, Trump also sought to counter Democratic arguments that a border wall is an antiquated strategy for curbing illegal border crossings.

Source: Washington Post December 21, 2018 12:27 UTC