Trump spending Sunday talking to Cabinet, GOP leaders about shutdown
by Kyle Feldscher | Jan 21, 2018, 4:50 PM
President Trump has talked with top congressional Republicans and two of his Cabinet secretaries during the second day of the government shutdown but has yet to do any direct negotiating with Democratic leaders.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement Trump has spoken with his staff multiple times on Sunday to get updates on negotiations to reopen the federal government. He’s also spoken with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin to get updates on how the shutdown is impacting those departments.
He also spoke with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn. But, for the second day in a row, Trump has not spoken to any Democratic lawmakers directly to try and negotiate the end of the government shutdown, now in its second day.
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