"Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries and the congressional Democrats are holding the entire federal government hostage. I will tell you, a lot of Democrats want to get this thing open too. They do. They're calling us, and they want it. They just want to just get it open. And all we're doing is saying, just play the same thing until we get it straight."
"The president then mentioned Ocasio-Cortez getting slapped down after suggesting Republicans come to her office to negotiate on the shutdown. I saw some Republican members of Congress saying, Oh, well, if we have this shutdown, it's because of AOC.' Well, if that's the case, my office is open and you are free to walk in and negotiate with me directly, Ocasio-Cortez said. Democrats are currently standing firm on getting extensions for Affordable Care Act subsidies in the funding fight."
President Donald Trump used a Cabinet meeting to attack Democratic leaders for the partial government shutdown, calling Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats responsible for holding the federal government hostage. Trump suggested many Democrats privately want to reopen the government and questioned who is leading the party. Trump named Hakeem Jeffries and took shots at Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez while criticizing Democratic strategy. Ocasio-Cortez invited Republicans to negotiate in her office, saying her door was open to talks. House Democrats insisted on extensions for Affordable Care Act subsidies, and Pelosi dismissed suggestions that Ocasio-Cortez was directing negotiations.
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