Trump’s Prime-Time Bid to End Border Wall Impasse Falls Flat

In a brief response to the president, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer also offered no new solution to the impasse -- though it was Trump, not his opponents, who asked for television time on Tuesday. The president’s address was the latest in a series of public ap...

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Published inBloomberg Wire Service
Main Author Pettypiece, Shannon
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Bloomberg LP 09.01.2019
Subjects
Bond ratings
Border patrol
Border security
Border walls
Credit ratings
Government shutdowns
Obama, Barack
Pelosi, Nancy
Pence, Mike
Political campaigns
Politics
Presidents
Schumer, Charles E
Tax refunds
Trump, Donald J
Mexico
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Summary:In a brief response to the president, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer also offered no new solution to the impasse -- though it was Trump, not his opponents, who asked for television time on Tuesday. The president’s address was the latest in a series of public appearances -- including a cabinet meeting, a statement in the White House briefing room at which he was flanked by border patrol officers, and a news conference last week -- in which Trump simply reiterated his demands without offering any concessions. To keep the broader public from feeling much pain from the shutdown, however, the administration has taken a series of unusual steps: national parks remained open, tax refunds will be issued, and the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget told House Republicans on Tuesday that low-income people will continue to receive food stamps.