In a move that virtually assures another government shutdown on February 8, Politico reports that Chuck Schumer has taken his offer for a "spending boost" for Donald Trump’s border wall off the table, a bargaining position that would be a non-starter with the president and Congressional Republicans.
The Senate minority leader, through an aide, informed the White House on Monday that he was retracting the offer he made last week to give Trump well north of the $1.6 billion in wall funding Trump had asked for this year, according to two Democrats. And now they say Trump will simply not get a better deal than that on his signature campaign promise.
Schumer “took it off,” said Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat. “He called the White House yesterday and said it’s over.”
In the now-infamous cheeseburger summit last Friday with Trump, Schumer offered a large increase in border wall spending as a condition for a broader deal to help Dreamers. But after that offer was rebuffed — prompting the three-day government shutdown — the president has now “missed an opportunity to get the wall,” one Democratic aide said.
Schumer's pulling of the "offer" comes after a day of angry accusations by progressive democrats and even Nancy Pelosi accusing Schumer of being a "sellout", and caving to the White House in agreeing to reopen government.
Meanwhile, key Republicans including Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona - a key GOP immigration negotiator - had already considered using the promise of border wall funding totaling more than $1.6 billion to lure more conservative votes. A Dreamer plan written by a bipartisan group of six senators, including Flake, had included Trump’s $1.6 billion request as part of a broader, $2.7 billion border security package.
“Sen. Schumer’s already indicated that he would go for more. Republicans will go for more,” Flake said. “It’s just how much more we can get from the Democrats.”
Now, they won't be able to get anything, which means that the Dreamer negotiations go back to square one.
Politico confirms as much, reporting that "Republicans aligned with Trump are unlikely to go for any bill that does not offer a major boost in border wall funding, given the president’s strong feelings about the issue. Moreover, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said he was skeptical of Schumer’s recollection of the meeting and the border wall offer anyway."
“They claim that some crazy deal was made,” Cotton said of Democrats. “And then when we say no deal was made, they accuse Republicans and the president of reneging.”
Schumer's gambit appears to be an attempt to get back in the good graces of the progressive wing as "providing border wall money could also push away more liberal Democrats, who prefer to completely restart negotiations rather than start from any existing bill, even a bipartisan one like the proposal written by Durbin and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)"
“Discussions were had coming up to Friday night are interesting for context,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). But now, he said, “we start from a blank sheet of paper.”
Should Schumer refuse to budge, not only does it raise the odds of another government shutdown in 2 weeks, but it also increases the chances of a technical default as Goldman explained earlier today:
the [government reopening] agreement does not resolve the underlying issues that led to the shutdown and therefore simply postpones the uncertainty for a few weeks. A further temporary extension is likely to be necessary after February 8, since it is unlikely in our view that Congress will be able to pass an immigration bill by then and we do not expect congressional Democrats to agree to a long-term spending bill without an immigration agreement.
This raises the probability that an upcoming spending deadline overlaps with the debt limit, which we estimate will need to be raised at some point between late February and late March. While financial markets mostly ignored the shutdown, a disruptive debt limit debate could have a more negative impact.
As expected, there has been no reaction in the market.
Comments
DOW 30,000
But, but Schumer LOVES the Apartheid WALL in Israhell.
In reply to DOW 30,000 by SloMoe
LOL- so Chuck is both stupid AND a pussy.... Man, someone is not getting their moneys' worth out of him.......
In reply to But, but Schumer LOVES the… by stizazz
The flow of immigrants to and from every country in the world:
http://thesoundingline.com/map-day-worlds-immigration/
In reply to LOL- so Chuck is both stupid… by jcaz
Schumer can't eat cheeseburgers. Fake news.
In reply to The flow of immigrants to… by Four Star
Yawn. Just more .gov shutdown smoke & mirrors.
Someone please wake me up when one of these shitbags (Shumer/Pelosi/Reid/Clinton/ETC) is in handcuffs.
DRAIN THE SWAMP.
In reply to Schumer can't eat… by ParkAveFlasher
"... And Mexico Is Going To Pay For It!"
er....... ummm..... wait.......
"We're going to pay for it! With taxes and higher prices!"
not as catchy though :-(
In reply to Yawn. by InjectTheVenom
FISA Memo has been leaked.
https://www.scribd.com/book/369818480/2016-Cert-FISC-Memo-Opin-Order-Apr-2017
In reply to "....... AND MEXICO IS GOING… by Bes
No... I really don't think Chucky looks as stupid as he acts. With some, it's the other way around - smarter than they look. But Chucky Schumer actually is much more ignorant than he looks.
In reply to FISA Memo has been leaked… by JimmyJones
The funding isn't Schumer's to offer. Who cares?
The entire wall must be completed during Trump's term (in the next three years, preferably this year). If not, a Hilltard or another Dear Leader Obama will cancel it and fire all border patrol.
In reply to No... I really don't think… by IH8OBAMA
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In reply to The funding isn't Schumer's… by Gap Admirer
Don't care if its closed? They can't shut it down fast enough for me!
In reply to Then fuck him. Close it… by BokkeDavola
Do you have to suck a lot of dicks ?
In reply to Then fuck him. Close it… by BokkeDavola
I can see Warren Indian Giving but not Schumer.
In reply to No... I really don't think… by IH8OBAMA
Thats the second different version of it I have seen today. In its redacted form its a nothin burger.
In reply to FISA Memo has been leaked… by JimmyJones
What?!? Since when would Republicans make a huge deal out of something that turned out to be nothing? Now that I mention it, its rather like the Dem's version of Russia-gate (vs their criminal behaviors). It's fucking reality TV in our nation's capitol and the actors make $173,000! Who has the torches?
In reply to Thats the second different… by gatorengineer
The country is totally corrupt. Trey Gowdy-Lindsey Graham pretending he is investigating. Lindsey-McCain were up to their necks in Bengazi.
The Dems are pure evil scum and the GOP are their less scummy sidekicks.
Shut it all down and fire the govt "workers" Let the FBI employees text all day to their girlfriends/boyfriends for their adultery.
In reply to What?!? Somce when would… by dirty fingernails
Only a complete dumbfuck thought Trump meant that the Mexicans were going to write a check.
In reply to "....... AND MEXICO IS GOING… by Bes
I think you just called a big chunk of Trump's base dumbfucks....
In reply to Only a complete dumbfuck… by Ben Tornilloed
The swamp is to big to drain now. If the swamp were to be drained, where would these (((people))) go and what would (((they))) do? It is over. It is like a cancer that is slowly spreading and all that one can do is wait for the host to die. That is the situation now. The American people are the host of the parasitic government civil servants.
In reply to Yawn. by InjectTheVenom
I logged in just to complain about that complete fucker Mueller.
its SO obvious this commie, power tripping, jackass hates this country.
if you voted for him fuck off.
In reply to Schumer can't eat… by ParkAveFlasher
Schumer is a cuck
In reply to I logged in just to complain… by BlackChicken
Someone "passed him a note" reminding him about the party. The one with all the boys.............
TERM LIMITS
In reply to I logged in just to complain… by BlackChicken
Trump is going to wear this mother fucker out.
Shumer acting like he is running the show!!
In reply to Someone "passed him a note"… by JRobby
DEATH PENALTY
In reply to Someone "passed him a note"… by JRobby
If it wasn't for Soros' deep pockets and the idiots in NYC that voted for him, Chuck Schumer would be selling umbrellas (and hotdogs) on a street corner outside of Penn Station.
In reply to Someone "passed him a note"… by JRobby
if you voted for him fuck off.
What did he run for?
In reply to I logged in just to complain… by BlackChicken
To be Trump's Bitch, thats what...
In reply to if you voted for him fuck… by Akzed
What gives with the serial junking?
Dreamers vs. Gringos, on the ZH battlefield?
In reply to Schumer can't eat… by ParkAveFlasher
"Give 'em hell, 54th!" - Operation Human Shield, Civil War Ed.
In reply to What gives with the serial… by Richard III
...from the movie "Glory" the last scene...not a bad visual. So, are you saying Matthew Broderick is Schumer leading his soldiers to the slaughter?? Cool.
In reply to "Give 'em hell, 54th!" -… by ParkAveFlasher
Bacon Cheeseburgers fify
In reply to Schumer can't eat… by ParkAveFlasher
So is it 3 strikes and your out? Per the above Schumer is a terrible negotiator or just stupid, a turncoat or traitor to his fellow demonrats, and now a bad jew because he ate meat and cheese together (a cheeseburger) with his arch enemy The Donald, Prez of the USA. Too bad it is not baseball.
In reply to Schumer can't eat… by ParkAveFlasher
the FISA docs are out!!!
Trump released the full report to InfoWars, posted on their site
In reply to The flow of immigrants to… by Four Star
Ummm, that is not the 4 page summarizing memo written by Nunes. And the Nunes memo is the one we REALLY want!
In reply to the FISA docs are out!!!… by viahj
Posted on scribd so they can take names. F that
In reply to the FISA docs are out!!!… by viahj
Not "immigrants"... 3rd World Invaders.
Terminology is critical in the meme war.
In reply to The flow of immigrants to… by Four Star
maybe he's smarter than we think since he saw how the stock market loved a shutdown /s
In reply to LOL- so Chuck is both stupid… by jcaz
A lifetime of sucking WallSt cock .... thats Schumers entire career ....
In reply to LOL- so Chuck is both stupid… by jcaz
Progressive liberal democraps could give two diarrhea schtz about the working tax paying U.S. citizens.
In reply to LOL- so Chuck is both stupid… by jcaz
Fuckemall ?
In reply to Progressive liberal… by drendebe10
Schumer was never meant to play this role and is totally out of his depth trying.
In reply to LOL- so Chuck is both stupid… by jcaz
Gotta give Schumer a little credit the way he stands in there fighting a fight that is absolutely unwinnable. The result will be throwing away any hope of reclaiming the Congress in the mid terms. But hey, he still throwing punches at the wind.
In reply to But, but Schumer LOVES the… by stizazz
Trump outmaneuvered Schumer
Made him look like a fool in front of his base.
If he's throwing away the mid terms it's because of vanity.
In reply to Gotta give Schumer a little… by Ghost of PartysOver
Yet the Orange Dotard has no problem giving Israel $4B EVERY FUCKING YEAR
In reply to Trump outmaneuvered Schumer… by grunk
The JOOOOOOOSSSSS!!!!
Must... resist... mind... control... and... HATE... the... JOOOOOOOOOOOS.
In reply to Yet the Orange Dotard has no… by Juggernaut x2
Da Kenyan did the 4 billion for 10 year pledge.
In reply to Yet the Orange Dotard has no… by Juggernaut x2
DAS JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!
In reply to Yet the Orange Dotard has no… by Juggernaut x2
First, the lying cocksucker Schumer did NOT offer border wall funding, he only offered 10% funding. Secondly, by all means show American citizens that you don't give a shit about them, just the illegals you need to shore up your voter rolls, fucking traitor.
In reply to But, but Schumer LOVES the… by stizazz
Unfolding as expected.
To restate: the GOP and Trump will crumble like wet chalk. Trump will trade everything - "Dreamer" amnesty, and the Democrat-prized permanent underclass voter conveyor belt popularly known as "Chain Migration" - for ten feet of wall "authorization."
The Great Capitulation begins to materialize.
In reply to But, but Schumer LOVES the… by stizazz
Pagination