Democrats are calling Donald Trump and J.D. Vance and Maga Mike's bluff.

They're saying we are ready to meet. We've always been ready to meet.

It's been you, Donald Trump, who told the Republicans, do not talk to any Democrats, yet

alone negotiate with Democrats for several months. It was you, Donald Trump, your position

officially from the White House

to Democrats who tried to address these issues regarding the shutdown weeks ago was

go F yourself, the official White House statement actually involved a curse. So I found it curious

yesterday when J.D. Vance held that press conference and lied about basically everything, he was like,

I'll be ready to meet with Democrats whenever. Just, you know, send me an invite and we'll be ready to go.

Watch what J.D. Vance said yesterday. Here, play this clip.

To your first question, are we negotiating one-on-one? Are we negotiating in groups?

Look, I will go to the U.S. Capitol right now and meet with Chuck Schumer or any Senate Democrat if it helps us reopen the government. Most of the conversations, my experience at least have been one-off. We're also, of course, relying on some of our Senate Republican colleagues who have good relationships across the aisle. We're going to do whatever we have to do is the answer. And I think it's tough to predict what shape this negotiation is going to take over the next few months. Last thing he says

is over the next few months is what he said regarding the government shutdown. And let's be

very clear, they're not speaking. The Republicans have been ordered basically do not speak and do

not even show up to work essentially remember back

in 2013 when Donald Trump would make posts like this leadership whatever happens you're

responsible if it doesn't happen you're responsible or this October 2013 Obama has not passed a

single budget in four years Democrats don't even vote them in Congress.

He has failed to lead. Or remember this video back in 2011 where Donald Trump says,

if there's a shutdown no matter what, it's the fault of the president because the president's

supposed to lead and meet and be transparent and bring people together. Here, let's play this clip.

If there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of

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