President Trump’s deal with top Democrats to a Hurricane Harvey relief package for Texas with an increase in the debt ceiling has left Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi in a good mood today:
NEW: Trump, congressional leaders agree to pass Harvey aid, continuing resolution, and raise debt limit together, Pelosi and Schumer say. pic.twitter.com/xkGOSbqBEj
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 6, 2017
.@SenSchumer on deal reached with Pres. Trump: "The president listened to the arguments…to his credit, he went with the better argument." pic.twitter.com/zOqz65H0EJ
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 6, 2017
Schumer on how Dems prevailed on Trump on debt limit: I think he listened to our arguments..To his credit, he went with the better argument
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 6, 2017
.@SenateMajLdr says "the president and the Senate and House democratic leadership agreed to a 3-month CR and a #debtceiling into December." pic.twitter.com/6YEGt2HNvQ
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 6, 2017
NEW: Pelosi and Schumer say an agreement has been reached with Trump to pass Harvey aid debt limit and CR to December 15
— Sam Stein (@samstein) September 6, 2017
Now, that's a photo.
(via @GettyImagesNews @alexwongcw)pic.twitter.com/qzvPYbeEUn
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) September 6, 2017
McConnell makes clear this is Trump's deal with D leaders. "The president speaks for himself"
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) September 6, 2017
Trump tells reporters on AF1 “We had a very good meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer" — doesn't even mention Ryan, McConnell
— Erica Werner (@ericawerner) September 6, 2017
Wow.
A not insane theory of what happened today is that Trump is still mad at Ryan and McConnell and sided with Schumer and Pelosi to spite them.
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) September 6, 2017
No, he went with the Democrat arguments.
— Rschrim (@Rschrim) September 6, 2017
They told me if I didn't vote for Trump Pelosi and Schumer would be running things.
And they were right!
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) September 6, 2017
A Photoshop representation of the day’s events was offered:
I am so sorry pic.twitter.com/7Z7cD2d2Oa
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) September 6, 2017
Who knows what tomorrow will bring.
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