White House officials and congressional aides emerged from talks to reopen the government without a breakthrough on Saturday, though they planned to return to the table the following da
By Associated Press Reporters
January 6 2019 4:46 AM
White House officials and congressional aides emerged from talks to reopen the government without a breakthrough on Saturday, though they planned to return to the table the following day.
President Donald Trump tweeted: “Not much headway made today.”
The president later tweeted that he planned to go to his retreat at Camp David, Maryland, on Sunday morning to discuss border security and other topics with senior staff.
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Will be going to Camp David tomorrow morning for meetings on Border Security and many other topics with @WhiteHouse senior staff.
Democrats agreed there had been little movement on Saturday, saying the White House did not budge on the president’s key demand, 5.6 billion US dollars (£4.4 billion) to build a wall along the US-Mexico border.
The White House said funding was not discussed in-depth, but the administration was clear they needed funding for a wall and that they wanted to resolve the shutdown all at once.
Accusations flew after the more than two-hour session led by Vice President Mike Pence.
Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, in an interview with CNN’s State Of The Union, accused Democrats of being there to “stall”. Democrats familiar with the meeting said the White House position was “untenable”.
A White House official said the meeting included a briefing on border security by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
Democrats sought written details from the Department of Homeland Security on their budget needs, which the White House said it would provide.
