"Trump's climbdown comes days after he scrapped a planned meeting to discuss the crisis with Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, the respective Democratic minority leaders in the House and Senate. The president accused the pair of making unserious and ridiculous demands in return for Democratic votes to support a Republican funding agreement to keep the government open beyond Tuesday night but left the door open for a meeting if they get serious about the future of our nation."
"Johnson, appearing on CNN, said he spoke with Trump at length on Saturday, and that the two Democrats had agreed to join him and John Thune, the Republican Senate majority leader, for an Oval Office discussion Monday. He did not say if Trump would be negotiating directly with the Democrats but portrayed Trump as keen to try to convince them to follow common sense and do what's right by the American people."
Donald Trump reversed course and plans to host a bipartisan gathering of the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Monday afternoon to try to avert a government shutdown. Trump previously canceled a planned meeting with Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, accusing them of making unserious demands while leaving open the possibility of a future meeting. House Speaker Mike Johnson said both Democrats and Senate Republican leader John Thune agreed to attend an Oval Office discussion. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer expressed hope for a serious negotiation but warned against unproductive confrontations. CBS News reported Trump was not hopeful a deal would be reached, and a network correspondent said a shutdown looks likely.
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