DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressional Democratic leaders pulled out of a planned meeting with President Donald Trump set for Tuesday [11-28-17] afternoon after the president suggested in a tweet that he didn’t see a deal emerging over how to keep the government funded.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) said they would seek instead to meet with GOP congressional leaders…
Mr. Trump had signaled earlier Tuesday morning that he planned to take a tough line on any discussions over immigration that come up in negotiations on keeping the government funded beyond next week…
Later Tuesday morning, Mrs. Pelosi and Mr. Schumer said they had instead requested a meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.)…
The offices of Messrs. Ryan and McConnell didn’t immediately respond to questions about whether they had agreed to meet with the Democratic leaders.”
-Kristina Peterson, “Schumer, Pelosi to Skip Trump Meeting,” The Wall Street Journal online, Nov. 28, 2017 11:02am