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