Democrats Dismiss Trump Shutdown Offer

Even before President Trump’s shutdown remarks on Saturday, Democratic aides on the Hill were dismissing his planned shutdown compromise offer as inadequate, Axios reports.

Said one Democratic aide: “Dems were not consulted on this and have rejected similar overtures previously.”

Said another: “Similar inadequate offers from the Administration were already rejected by Democrats.”

New York Times: “Lawmakers also said Ms. Pelosi was livid about being forced to cancel a trip to Afghanistan and Brussels after the president denied her use of a military plane and then scuttled her attempt to fly commercially by publicly revealing her travel plans.”