Vice President Mike Pence sought to portray President Donald Trump’s latest proposal to end a partial government shutdown as a sincere, “good faith effort” to…
Vice President Mike Pence sought to portray President Donald Trump’s latest proposal to end a partial government shutdown as a sincere, “good faith effort” to incorporate Democratic concerns into legislation that will advance to the Senate floor this week, in a Saturday afternoon roundtable with reporters.
Trump laid out his latest proposal to Democratic lawmakers Saturday afternoon in a televised speech from the White House which includes funding for humanitarian aid, funding for more border patrol agents, $5.7 billion in funding for a border wall, and a 3-year legal extension of the DACA and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) programs. Trump’s addition of the latter proposal is the latest effort to try and break a legislative logjam.
The proposal however was immediately shot down by Democratic leadership in Congress and was harshly criticized by some immigration restrictionists like author Ann Coulter.
Democrats were hopeful that @realDonaldTrump was finally willing to re-open government & proceed with a much-needed discussion to protect the border.
