President Donald Trump walks towards Marine One as he departs for New York from the White House on Sept. 22, 2025. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/ Reuters

Trump cancels meeting with Schumer and Jeffries on keeping the government open

Politics

President Donald Trump said on his social media site that he'll no longer meet with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

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The New York lawmakers had been scheduled for a Thursday meeting with Trump ahead of the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 in hopes of reaching an agreement to avoid a government shutdown.

Trump called the requests made by Democrats in Congress, which include efforts to preserve health care programs, "unserious" and "ridiculous."

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"I have decided that no meeting with their Congressional Leaders could possibly be productive," Trump posted on Truth Social.

Still, Trump indicated he would meet with them "if they get serious about the future of our Nation. We must keep the Government open, and legislate like true Patriots rather than hold American Citizens hostage, knowing that they want our now thriving Country closed."

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Trump said he wants no money on health care for immigrants in the U.S. illegally and no government funding of medical treatments on gender transition.

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