Several Democrats Declined Invitation To Meet With President Trump To Solve The Shutdown

President Trump went off on Democrats this morning.

There are now 77 major or significant Walls built around the world, with 45 countries planning or building Walls. Over 800 miles of Walls have been built in Europe since only 2015. They have all been recognized as close to 100% successful. Stop the crime at our Southern Border!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2019

It is becoming more and more obvious that the Radical Democrats are a Party of open borders and crime. They want nothing to do with the major Humanitarian Crisis on our Southern Border. #2020!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2019

I have a feeling he was inspired by this.

The White House sent out a letter, inviting lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to meet with President Trump and solve this shutdown/border crisis once and for all.

Democrats declined the offer.

Several House Democrats who had been invited to the White House told CNN in advance of the meeting they had been given little to no information about what the meeting would entail and have either rejected the invite or wouldn’t confirm whether they would attend. The invitations did not all go out at once, but over the course of Monday night, and consisted of a three-line email asking only if the member would “attend lunch at the White House tomorrow, January 15 at 12:30 PM,” according to a copy read to CNN. The email was sent on behalf of the President.

“It’s kind of a mess,” one Democratic member who had received an invitation told CNN when asked their impression of how the meeting had been put together.

Democratic Reps. Stephanie Murphy of Florida and Lou Correa of California, two co-chairs of the moderate Blue Dog Coalition, both declined the invitations, according to sources.

The meeting went on anyway with no Democrats present.

“Today, the President offered both Democrats and Republicans the chance to meet for lunch at the White House,” Sanders said in a statement Tuesday. “Unfortunately, no Democrats will attend. The President looks forward to having a working lunch with House Republicans to solve the border crisis and reopen the government. It’s time for the Democrats to come to the table and make a deal.”

There’s no excuse. They should’ve participated. What the heck are we PAYING them for?

The lunch meeting ended shortly after 1:30 p.m. ET, and Republicans who attended publicly lamented that their colleagues from across the aisle did not come.

“This was supposed to be a bipartisan lunch,” Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis said, asking, “If you don’t show up to the table, how in the world are we ever going to come to a solution?”

Exactly. We’re not, and that’s exactly what Democrats want.

Trump is willing to talk, and Democrats are not. What more do you need to know?

h/t Fox 5 San Diego