Trump slammed for watching golf as government shutdown looms

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries only four days to prevent the closure of a possible federal government, and President Donald Trump ruptures Town to watch Golf matches in New York.

Jeffries, DN.Y., “There is no time to finance the government and discuss with democratic leaders to address the Republican health crisis, but Donald Trump is at a golf event as we are talking about now.” He said. News conference At Capitol Hill.

Trump left to watch matches at Ryder Cup, a Biennial Men’s Golf contest for Long Island, Washington, DC, Bethpage from DC, on Friday morning. Trump returned to Washington in Air Force One in the afternoon.

Jeffries, who asked what he saw as “out of ramps” to the dead end between the Republicans and the Democrats, pointed to the president.

“Here is Ramp: Donald Trump, Washington, DC,” Jeffries said.

“Why are you at a golf event now and four days away from closing the government? This is very ugly.”

Jeffries and other democrats argue that the Republicans and Trump will be accused if the federal government closes on Wednesday due to lack of a Stopgap financing package.

“Hakeem Jeffries and Democrats can blame a government for the closure of a government,” the White House spokesman Abigail Jackson said to CNBC.

“Trump management wants a simple and clean CR [continuing resolution] To continue to finance the government – the Democrats’ proposal only six months ago and 13 times under the rule of Biden. “He said.

“However, the radical democrats threaten to close the government if they do not receive a request lists of approximately $ 1.5 trillion, including free health services for illegal aliens.” He said. ” [Democrats’] The Radikal Agenda was rejected by the American people in the ballot shorter than a year; Now they are trying to close the government and keep the American people hostage. ”

Republicans, who have a narrow majority in the Assembly and the Senate, want to pass what they call a “clean” invoice to temporarily expand the financing.

However, democratic leaders insist that the draft will include an extension of premium tax loans, the appropriate maintenance law determined to end at the end of the year. These loans reduce the cost of health insurance plans purchased in Obamacare markets.

Republicans argue that the democrats are those who stand in front of the government to remain open and call these demands unreasonable.

The Democrats say that the Republicans refused to negotiate with them because they want to close the government.

A financing bill needs 60 votes to be accepted in the Senate, which means that the party cannot start voting line.

There are 53 Republican senators and 45 democratic senators. Two independent senators with democrats.