President Donald Trump threw cold water on a potential deal between Democrats and Republicans that would have moved a block of president’s nominees across the floor in exchange for the White House unfreezing some of the funds it’s been withholding.
Trump said on social media Saturday the potential agreement would be “embarrassing to the Republican Party.”
“Tell Schumer, who is under tremendous political pressure from within his own party, the Radical Left Lunatics, to GO TO HELL! Do not accept the offer, go home and explain to your constituents what bad people the Democrats are, and what a great job the Republicans are doing, and have done, for our Country.” Trump wrote.
It is not clear what the specifics of that deal would’ve been despite Trump’s claims about the demands from Democrats.
As the Senate prepared to break for its August recess, Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blamed Trump for scuttling a deal on nominations.
“The two sides disagree on a whole lot of things, but we were serious about trying to make some progress, but ultimately, Trump wouldn’t agree,” Schumer told reporters. “He took his ball. He went home, leaving Democrats and Republicans alike wondering what the hell happened.”
Referring to Trump’s social media post, Schumer said that Trump “didn’t get his way,” and that “he bullied us, he cajoled us, he called us names, and he went home with nothing.”
“One of these days, Trump is going to have to learn that he needs to work with Democrats to help the American people,” Schumer said.
-ABC News’ Lalee Ibssa, Allison Pecorin and Lauren Minore
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