Thread: Live Updates – Schumer Amnesty Shutdown: Washington on Edge as Cliff Approaches

They are all so disgusting and the damage they do to this country.

I just hope each and every one of them get voted out.

UPDATE 1:52 P.M.


A White House aide tells Breitbart News senior White House correspondent Charlie Spiering that conservatives should not worry about Trump’s meeting with Schumer one bit. “Conservatives should be reassured that the president is a strong negotiator and committed to conservative principles,” the White House aide tells Spiering.


UPDATE 1:50 P.M.


Trump and Schumer are not in the room together alone. Both of their chiefs of staff are there with them, per Politico’s Eliana Johnson:


Oval Office meeting is with Trump, Schumer, and both of their chiefs. Nobody else.


— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) January 19, 2018


UPDATE 1:48 P.M.


Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is under fire in Wisconsin as a vote looms in the Senate for cloture on the government funding bill. If she votes to shut down the government, expect Republicans to seize the opportunity in a state that’s been trending rightward in recent years. Kevin Nicholson, the leading GOP senatorial candidate in Wisconsin, is already hammering Baldwin for even considering voting for a shutdown.


.@tammybaldwin needs to keep her past promises to put the people of Wisconsin first, keep the federal government open, pay our military, and extend CHIP. #shutdowntammy #wisen https://t.co/abYV7qwJ2O


— Kevin Nicholson (@KevinMNicholson) January 19, 2018


.@TammyBaldwin in 2015: “ Federal workers, veterans … do their job and we have a responsibility to do ours by keeping the government open for business.” #wisen #shutdowntammy https://t.co/ClAWRUJ1ixhttps://t.co/DD7mkW8lxp


— Kevin Nicholson (@KevinMNicholson) January 19, 2018


UPDATE 1:30 P.M.


Schumer’s shutdown ploy is already severely hurting members of his Senate Democratic conference. McCaskill, for instance, is coming under serious fire in Missouri as her likely general election opponent Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley fires away at her refusal to back government funding measures.


With a #SchumerShutdown looming, Missouri is wondering if @clairecmc will get involved – or watch from the sidelines and comment later? She shouldn’t be putting our military, CHIP funding at risk. #mosen


— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) January 19, 2018


UPDATE 1:22 P.M.


President Trump’s campaign, as Trump meets with Schumer, is still bashing Schumer for the looming shutdown.


Trump's campaign just sent this out — just as Trump is about to meet with Schumer to try to cut a deal to avoid a shutdown pic.twitter.com/bXq8Q1JUS4


— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) January 19, 2018


Also, interesting flashback from ABC’s Jon Karl when Schumer appeared on The Apprentice to praise Trump in 2006.


That time @chuckschumer appeared on the Apprentice and said of @realDonaldTrump "Even when he was much younger you knew that he was gonna go places.” (h/t @chrisdonovan). https://t.co/fjHHfnc8Hi


— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) January 19, 2018


UPDATE 1:18 P.M.


If Trump agrees to something that does not have support from Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), in this meeting with Schumer, he will be betraying a promise he made at the beginning of this process.


Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows told reporters President Trump committed to him that he wouldn't back an immigration bill unless he & Sen Tom Cotton backed it.
Asked about Schumer saying Cotton can't be involved: "I don’t really care what Chuck Schumer says."


— Deirdre Walsh (@deirdrewalshcnn) January 19, 2018


Meadows notes that Schumer’s opinion is essentially irrelevant.


UPDATE 1:16 P.M.


Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) again demonstrates his allegiance is to the Democrats as he encourages Trump to cave in the Schumer meeting:


Glad to see @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and Sen. Schumer sitting down and talking. This is welcome news to American people, military, DACA recipients.


Let’s see if two New Yorkers can agree on a deal good for USA.


I believe – in America – anything is still possible.


— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 19, 2018


UPDATE 1:15 P.M.


Reports are emerging that Trump and Schumer spoke via phone earlier, when Trump invited Schumer to the White House.


Trump/Schumer chat was positive and friendly, per two people briefed. Between 10 and 11 AM. Trump said come on over.


— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 19, 2018


There are worries Trump will cave in the meeting with Schumer.


No Pelosi, no McConnell, no Ryan, no Cotton, no Durbin. Just Trump and Schumer. New York talk.


— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 19, 2018


“Senator, are you worried there are no members of your party in the room with Trump and Senator Schumer right now?” asks stone cold @igorbobic


“Yes,” replies Sen. Blunt


— Matt Laslo (@MattLaslo) January 19, 2018


Ryan and McConnell are not going to the meeting with Trump and Schumer.


— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 19, 2018

(Pray for the President and others)

UPDATE 2:18 P.M.


KellyAnne Conway says that the only two Republicans in the meeting with Schumer at the White House are Donald Trump and John Kelly.

Just asked Kellyanne Conway who exactly is in the Oval Office meeting now with Trump and Schumer. She said “it’s a very small group.” I asked if there are any Republicans (meaning Hill leaders) and she said “Donald Trump and John Kelly. They are Republicans.”

— Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) January 19, 2018

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GOP SC Sen Graham: We are on the 10 yd line

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GOP AR Sen Cotton on Schumer/Trump mtg: Hopefully the President can talk some sense into Sen. Schumer and the Democrats

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Schumer now leaving WH after Trump mtg

Senator Schumer speaks to press and says they had a long and detailed meeting, made some progress.

Senator Tom Cotton on FOX News with Dana Perino (Daily Briefing) We are willing to give protections to DACA dreamers but we don't want this to happen again.

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We are told there is no deal after WH mtg between Trump/


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Pelosi now on Hse side. Meeting with Schumer after mtg with Trump. Durbin in there too



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Schumer: We had a long and detailed meeting, we discussed all of the major outstanding issues, we made some progress, and we still have a good number of disagreements. The discussions will continu

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If no deal at WH, expect Senate to set cloture vote to end debate on Hse-passed CR. That could prompt horsetrading later

UPDATE 2:55 P.M.


Schumer ducked out of the White House dodging reporters into a black SUV, a bad sign for the Democrats as they face a tough vote on whether they will shut the government down or not.

Chuck Schumer leaves the White House in his SUV – does not respond to shouted questions from reporters
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) January 19, 2018

Shutdown fever is gripping the White House as well:

Shutdown fever at the White House as reporters rush @kellyannepollshttps://t.co/gKux6n8N2X
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) January 19, 2018

Schumer talked to reporters later as well, signaling that he and the Democrats are still refusing to get to a deal:

SCHUMER on meeting with TRUMP: "We had a long and detailed meeting. We discussed all of the major outstanding issues, we made some progress, but we still have a good number of disagreements. The discussions will continue."
— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) January 19, 2018

Schumer: Progress but no deal yet
— Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) January 19, 2018

Also, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)–Hillary Clinton’s running mate in their failed 2016 campaign for the White House–said, per CNN, that “we’re close” to a deal.