Trump Walked Away From A Shutdown Deal With Schumer Now He's Throwing A Twitter Tantrum

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In a Friday night pout, Trump claimed that Democrats want a government shutdown, but what he left out was that he bailed on a deal with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) earlier in the day.

Trump tweeted:

Not looking good for our great Military or Safety & Security on the very dangerous Southern Border. Dems want a Shutdown in order to help diminish the great success of the Tax Cuts, and what they are doing for our booming economy.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018

However, according to Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Trump walked away from a deal:

Per Dem @SenBlumenthal :
"There was virtually a deal, a comprehensive agreement between Chuck Schumer & the president, and he walked away from it after he talked to his hard right."

— Lisa Mascaro (@LisaMascaro) January 20, 2018

Trump had an initial deal negotiated in a bipartisan way on DACA, and he walked away. Trump had a deal on Friday, and after talking to Sen. Tom Cotton and the far-right wingers in the administration, he bailed.

There is one man who is responsible for this shutdown, and that is Donald Trump.

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