A short-term spending bill failed during a procedural vote in the Senate late on Jan. 19, taking the government closer to a shutdown. Then Friday afternoon, Chief of Staff John F. Kelly “calls Schumer and complains that the outline that Schumer and Trump had discussed was too liberal. “The bottom line is simple: President Trump just can’t take yes for an answer. Negotiating with President Trump is like negotiating with Jell-O.”Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) seems to agree, suggesting at one point that senior policy adviser Stephen Miller was yanking the president around last week. On Wednesday, he grumbled, “I’m looking for something that President Trump supports, and he has not yet indicated what measure he is willing to sign.

Source: Washington Post January 20, 2018 22:18 UTC