WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th January, 2019) US President Donald Trump held constructive discussions on Wednesday with a group of Democratic lawmakers from the Problem Solvers caucus, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a press release.
Before the meeting, seven Democratic lawmakers from the Problem Solvers caucus in a statement said they accepted Trump's invitation to talk to convey that there is strong agreement around the country that the government needs to reopen.
"The President and his team had a constructive meeting with bipartisan members of the problem solvers caucus," Sanders said. "They listened to one another and now both have a good understanding of what the other wants. We look forward to more conversations like this."
Democratic Party leaders on Tuesday rejected Trump's invitation for talks amid a government shutdown that is now in its 26th day - the longest shutdown in US history - with no sign of reopening any time soon.
