Trump Promises to Make ‘Permanent’ Cuts to ‘Democrat Programs’ During Shutdown

During Thursday’s cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump took digs at Democrats refusing to back down on health care during the government shutdown that’s now in its second week.

Trump began by talking about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) inviting Republican lawmakers to “come to her office and negotiate.”

“Oh, I didn’t know she was in leadership,” Trump said. “But she’s taking Hakeem Jeffries’s place.”