Rep. Jeffries: Pressure Will Force Trump to Shutdown Talks

The top Democrat in the House said Thursday that public pressure will force President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans back to the bargaining table to reopen the government, The Hill reported.

Meanwhile, the White House posted another sombrero meme on social media in the hours after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., made his remarks.

“Public sentiment,” Jeffries told reporters. “The American people are paying close attention, and they know that it was Donald Trump and Republicans who have shut the government down.”

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