Trump rejects meeting with Schumer, Jeffries over 'ridiculous demands' to avert government shutdown

Trump insisted that the opposition had threatened a shutdown unless Republicans approved more than $1 trillion in funds for illegal alien health care, taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for minors, and a multitude of other projects. Remaining Time -0:24 By Ben Whedon Published: September 23, 2025 9:57am Updated: September 23, 2025 12:26pm Article Dig Deeper President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that he would not meet with congressional Democrats, citing what he called their "unserious and ridiculous demands" to avert a government shutdown. "After reviewing the details of the unserious and ridiculous demands being made by the Minority Radical Left Democrats...