The president also met with Democrats from New York and New Jersey to discuss improving transit infrastructure in those states. From his start, Trump worked solely with Republicans on measures meant to satisfy a narrow, conservative base. Trump told reporters at the White House that he could foresee working in bipartisan fashion on a host of issues. “We’re seeing the pragmatic, transactional President Trump,” Bennett said. Others remained defiantly angry that the president had undercut party leaders including House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.).

Source: Los Angeles Times September 07, 2017 23:00 UTC