President Donald Trump is planning to meet with top congressional Democrats this week about the government funding impasse, White House and Capitol Hill officials said Monday, after lawmakers left Capitol Hill for a week on Friday with little movement toward averting a partial shutdown starting Oct. 1.
Trump will squeeze in the meeting on Thursday, a source familiar with the planning said, amid his packed schedule this week. He’s also slated to host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Thursday.
He’s departing for New York on Monday evening, where he’ll address the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday and huddle with world leaders into the evening. On Friday, Trump will attend the opening round of the Ryder Cup golf match in New York state, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier in the day at Monday’s briefing for reporters.
