"Negotiating with this White House is like negotiating with Jell-O, it is next to impossible," Schumer told reporters. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned "the solution is to end the foolishness. Most of the energy on both sides Saturday was devoted to key players branding the impasse either the "Trump shutdown" or the" Schumer shutdown." A Democratic source said there had been no conversations between the top Democrat and anyone in the White House on Saturday. Marc Short, the White House legislative affairs director asked.

Source: CNN January 20, 2018 18:17 UTC