Schumer says Trump must get more involved in shutdown negotiations
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Trump to get more directly involved in negotiations over government funding during remarks on the Senate floor, directly blaming House Speaker Mike Johnson and calling him a "massive roadblock" in negotiations.
"Ending this shutdown will require Donald Trump to step in and push Speaker Johnson to negotiate because without the president's involvement, Speaker Johnson and MAGA Republicans in the House are increasingly dug in," Schumer said on the floor.

"Yesterday President Trump claimed that he is talking with Democrats on fixing health care. He now clearly knows that he has to show the American people at least some fig leaf of caring, so he said he is talking with Democrats in the health care issue. Only one problem: that's not true," Schumer said, echoing a statement he released on Monday night.
"I'm not sure what the president was talking about yesterday but he certainly hasn't called my office, or Leader Jeffries. Still, Jeffries and I happily welcome a chance to talk with the president and with Republicans to sit down and seriously negotiate with them so we can address the health care crisis facing Americans. The sooner the better. But it takes two sides to negotiate," Schumer said.
-ABC News' Allison Pecorin






