Subject: In-town pool report #1 - lunch lid until 1 p.m.
Good morning from the White House, where things are rainy and quiet as the government shutdown is into its seventh day.
At 10:37 a.m., a lunch lid was called until 1 p.m.
No public schedule for the day has been released. There is currently no Marine stationed outside the West Wing.
POTUS has tweeted five times so far this morning.
Subject: In-town pool report #5
This statement arrived from the White House two minutes ago:
“The President has made clear that any bill to fund the government must adequately fund border security to stop the flow of illegal drugs, criminals, MS-13 gang members, child smugglers and human traffickers into our communities – and protect the American people. The Administration understands this crisis and made a reasonable, common-sense solution to Democrats five days ago - we’ve not received a single response. The President and his team stayed in Washington over Christmas hoping to negotiate a deal that would stop the dangerous crisis on the border, protect American communities, and re-open the government. The Democrats decided to go home. The only rational conclusion is that the Democrat party is openly choosing to keep our government closed to protect illegal immigrants rather than the American people. The President does not want the government to remain shut down, but he will not sign a proposal that does not first prioritize our county’s safety and security.”
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Debra J. Saunders