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The meeting with Democratic leaders convened by President Donald Trump to resolve stalemate on financing the wall that the Republican wants to build on the border with Mexico to contain the entry of immigrants stowaways in the United States has ended without agreement.
The situation, to which the Republican does not abandon, causes a partial halt of the federal government entered Wednesday at its twelfth day (2).
The meeting at the White House is held in a conference room used by the presidents. to cope with domestic crises and delicate situations of national security
By choosing the location of the location, the president tries to print to the debate the sense of the urgency of the migration issue, strategy that he has already adopted in many messages written on social networks. on the subject.
But the practical result was nil. Democrats and Republicans left the meeting stating that there had been no breakthroughs. Another meeting was to take place on Friday (4) to try to get closer to the current antagonistic positions.
Trump rejects the signing of any government funding law that does not provide resources for the wall. Democrats reject any measure that includes disposition.
The president needs at least 60 votes in the Senate to pbad a bill already approved in the Chamber of Deputies, which represents about $ 5 billion for the work. Republicans will have 53 senators, out of a total of 100, as of Thursday (3), when he takes office with the new Congress – and the House will pbad into the hands of the Democrats.
On Wednesday, the two sides announced that the shock was far
Mitch McConnell, current Republican majority leader in the Senate, confirmed that the talks had not progressed. "We had a good discussion on the issue of border security," he said. "I do not think that a particular advance has taken place today."
Nor did he much hope that the stalemate would come to an end soon, stating that an agreement could be reached "in the coming days or weeks."
On the Democrats' side, there is little optimism either. Nancy Pelosi, who is to be elected Speaker of the House Thursday during a vote, said the question "to the President and the Republicans, that's why you do not accept what you did to reopen the government. "
Chuck Schumer, Senate Democrat, said he had questioned Trump about why the government could not be reopened while both sides continued to negotiate disputes over the border.
"He could not give a good answer," he said. "The only reason they paralyze the government is very simple: they want to try to amplify the halting of their proposals for border security, we want safer borders, we believe [nossas propostas] are better." [19659002] In an attempt to unlock the government, Democrats plan to settle the government's funding laws. A first proposal would include measures with bipartisan support and would fund agencies such as the US Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the Interior by the end of the current fiscal year, in September [19659015]. The second would extend funding for internal security by 8%. February and would include $ 1.3 billion for the installation of fences, but no funds for the Trump Wall – which should be blocked in the Senate, still under Republican control.
This Wednesday, McConnell repeated that he would not pronounce himself.
A source close to the conversations heard by CNN said that Trump had said he could not accept the Democrat offer because he "would look ridiculous" if he did. 19659002] The construction of the wall was Trump's campaign promise. But the Republican said Mexico would pay for the job. In recent days he has changed his speech and added that the neighboring country was paying for the wall "by the new USMCA trade agreement," according to a social network message released on Wednesday.
The USMCA is the new treaty between Mexico, Canada will replace the Nafta, considered by Trump as "the worst trade agreement ever concluded".
"Much of the wall has already been completely renovated or built," the president wrote. "We've done a lot of work, the $ 5.6 billion approved by the House is very small compared to the benefits to national security, quick investment recovered!"
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