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Democrats Want to Negotiate with Trump on Shutdown

September 22, 2025 at 2:32 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Magazine: “The Democrats’ latest maneuver has been to demand Donald Trump directly negotiate with them since his congressional vassals won’t go to the bathroom without a permission slip from the White House.”

“Oddly enough, Trump opened the door to a meeting while seeming to dismiss the idea of making any concessions to Democrats.”

Said Trump: “They want all this stuff, they haven’t changed, they haven’t learned from the biggest beating they’ve ever taken, just about. I’d love to meet with them if they want to meet.”

Nate Silver: “Democrats are in what chess players call zugzwang, where there aren’t necessarily any winning moves.”

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