Trump will make a new offer to the Democrats as the government's closure looms long

President Trump is preparing to make a new offer to the Democrats that could put an end to the government's record closure in a rare speech on Saturday in front of the White House, while avoiding declaring a national emergency in the United States. southern border.

Closing his 29th day, Trump was to propose elements he believes favor Democrats as part of a broader set of security measures at the border, according to two people familiar with the planning of the White House. The hope is that this proposal would revive negotiations with congressional Democrats, who have not existed for days.

Although the president threatened for more than a week to declare a national emergency, it was unlikely that Saturday's speech would take place.

Individuals who spoke anonymously to discuss private deliberations said on Friday night that planning was very fluid and nothing was firm until Trump makes his statement.

Trump to Speak at 3 pm [19659006] Democratic Members of Parliament elected to Congress – Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) And Leader of the Senate Minority Charles E. Schumer (DN.Y.) – said Friday that they had not received any new offers from the White House.

The current closure of some 25% of the federal government was triggered by Trump's request for $ 5.7 billion for the construction of more than 200 miles of new wall along the US-Mexico border . Pelosi views the wall as "immoral," and Democrats refuse to offer more than $ 1.3 billion to extend existing funding levels for border barriers and barriers. Democrats have also frequently claimed that Trump had long claimed that Mexico would pay for the wall.

In the absence of negotiations, the stalemate has turned into quarrels between Trump and Pelosi, providing little comfort to the 800,000 federal employees who have been without pay since December 22. and were forced to rely on food banks or other jobs.

A proxy battle – a political clash like few others – erupted last week between leaders of two of the country's three branches of government, who took advantage of the powers of

Pelosi suggested this week in Trump to reprogram his speech on the state of the Union at Capitol Hill, due to security issues stemming from the government's nearly one-month visit partial stoppage. He avenged himself by canceling his last minute trip to Afghanistan with the help of military aircraft.

The battle intensified on Friday when Pelosi accused Trump of endangering his identity and that of fellow lawmakers by announcing their intention to travel to Afghanistan. forcing them to abandon the trip. Pelosi said the state department had determined that the trip, even using commercial aircraft, could no longer be carried out without endangering the safety of lawmakers, troops and support personnel because of the actions of the President.

Notice to go to a combat zone – you never do it, "Pelosi (D-Calif.) Told reporters on Capitol Hill. "The inexperience of the president may not have made him understand this protocol. People around him, however, should have known because it is very dangerous. "

The White House has strongly denied Pelosi's claims.

Meanwhile, laid-off workers and those forced to work without pay will soon be missing another paycheck unless closure is resolved." One way or another, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Friday that it was imperative that Pelosi stay in the country this weekend.

" This is one of the main reasons why President Pelosi did not want President Pelosi to leave the country, because if she did, it would virtually guarantee that the negotiations would 'would not take place this weekend,' said Sanders to the press at the White House.

But Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill said the White House. had not sought to schedule negotiations with the speaker for this weekend.

The consequences of the closure worsened in various directions, despite the efforts of the administration to limit them by calling

The President of the New York Federal Reserve, John Williams, said Friday that the closure had created a "headwind" on economic growth and was an essential measure. Consumer confidence – published by the University of Michigan – has reached its lowest level under Trump's presidency.

The administration advanced Friday with a wider crackdown on congressional travel: the White House acting budget director, Russell T. Vought in a memo, "In no case, when closing a government, a government-owned plane, rented, leased or chartered, will support a congressional delegation without the express written permission of the chief of staff of the White House.

The White House and the Democrats agree on the need for border security in general and even on some details of what that would imply – but not on the wall.

N Next week, the House will consider a new set of spending bills to reopen the government without funding the wall, which will include some spending at the border. A bill includes $ 563 million for immigration judges, the same figure requested by Trump; $ 524 million will also be spent on expanding the facilities at ports of entry along the border.

Philip Rucker, Paul Kane, Damian Paletta and Erica Werner contributed to this report.