{"id":26376,"date":"2025-10-07T03:53:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T03:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=26376"},"modified":"2025-10-07T03:53:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T03:53:36","slug":"trump-walks-back-offer-to-talk-to-democrats-as-government-shutdown-extends-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=26376","title":{"rendered":"Trump walks back offer to talk to Democrats as government shutdown extends | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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US President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that he was ready to negotiate with Democrats over healthcare subsidies to break a deadlock over the continuing government shutdown, before walking back on that offer.<\/p>\n

Trump put the blame for the shutdown \u2014 which is entering its seventh day \u2014 on Democrats in a post on social media, where he said they must end the shutdown before substantive negotiations can begin over healthcare policy \u2013 the key issue underlying the shutdown.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am happy to work with the Democrats on their Failed Healthcare Policies, or anything else, but first they must allow our Government to re-open. In fact, they should open our Government tonight! \u201d Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Monday evening.<\/p>\n

Just hours earlier at the Oval Office, Trump told reporters he would like to \u201csee a deal made for great healthcare,\u201d according to CBS News.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a negotiation going on right now with the Democrats that could lead to very good things, and I\u2019m talking about good things with regard to healthcare,\u201d Trump was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, one of the Democratic Party\u2019s highest-ranking members, quickly denied that Democrats were in talks with Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t true,\u201d Schumer said in a statement shared on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Republicans are finally ready to sit down and get something done on healthcare for American families, Democrats will be there \u2013 ready to make it happen,\u201d Schumer added.<\/p>\n

THIS ISN’T TRUE.<\/p>\n

For months, Democrats have been demanding Trump and Republicans come to the table and work with us to deliver lower costs and better healthcare for the American people.<\/p>\n

If Republicans are finally ready to sit down and get something done on health care for\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/dvm4kGVJwq<\/p>\n

\u2014 Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s remarks came as the Senate on Monday evening again failed to pass a Republican-sponsored bill to extend government spending until the end of November.<\/p>\n

The vote of 52 in favour, 42 against, was eight votes short of the 60-vote threshold needed to pass the bill, according to Senate vote records.<\/p>\n

Democrats hold a minority in both houses of Congress, and they are trying to use the spending bill to force Republicans to negotiate over critical healthcare spending.<\/p>\n

Democrats want Congress to extend expiring subsidies before the US healthcare enrolment period begins in November and reverse cuts to Medicaid assistance for low-income and disabled US residents.<\/p>\n

A Democratic version of the spending bill that extends funding through October 31 and makes the subsidies permanent also failed 45 to 55 on Monday in a vote along party lines.<\/p>\n

The Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-partisan non-profit focused on healthcare policy, predicts that once the subsidies expire, healthcare premiums will \u201cmore than double what subsidised enrollees currently pay annually for premiums.\u201d<\/p>\n