Trump cancels meeting with Schumer and Jeffries on keeping the government open Politics Sep 23, 2025 10:53 AM EDT

President Donald Trump said on his social media site that he’ll no longer meet with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

The New York lawmakers had been scheduled for a Thursday meeting with Trump ahead of the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 in hopes of reaching an agreement to avoid a government shutdown.

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Trump called the requests made by Democrats in Congress, which include efforts to prese

See Full Page