By Manu Raju, Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN
(CNN) — Hours after President Donald Trump told Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to “go to hell” in a Saturday post on social media , the Senate headed into recess without reaching a deal over confirming Trump’s nominees.
Senate Republican leader John Thune, Schumer and the White House had been engaged in a round of intense talks to end the standoff so senators could return to their home states, sources briefed on the conversations told CNN.
Schumer had requested federal funds be released and that Trump agree not to push another legislative package that would slash federal funding, sources told CNN.
But, on social media, Trump called Schumer’s demands “egregious and unprecedented,” a sign that talks had collapsed.
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