Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday questioned whether a meeting between President Trump and the top two Democratic leaders in Congress is “necessary” ahead of an end-of-month government shutdown deadline, adding that he and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) will be in attendance at the meeting if it happens.
Shortly after, Trump made a post on Truth Social saying that after reviewing Democrats’ demands, he had “decided that no meeting with their Congressional ...