Trump Says There’s A ‘Less Than 50-50 Chance’ Congress Will Come Up With A Deal He’ll Agree To

President Trump agreed to open the government up for three weeks. Lawmakers have until Feb. 15 to come up with a deal that INCLUDES funding for a physical barrier on the border.

How is Trump feeling about it? Does he think they’ll actually arrive to a deal both sides can agree on?

Not really. He said there’s a “less than 50-50 chance.”

President Trump said Sunday he doesn’t believe congressional negotiators will strike a deal over border-wall funding that he could accept and vowed that he would build a wall anyway, using emergency powers if need be.

Mr. Trump, in an interview, assessed the chances of whether a newly formed group of 17 lawmakers could craft a deal before the next government-funding lapse, in less than three weeks: “I personally think it’s less than 50-50, but you have a lot of very good people on that board.”

If you recall, President Trump tried to put another deal on the table beforehand. He offered temporary DACA protections. Pelosi rejected his proposal before he even made the formal announcement.

Will he compromise any further? Will he do something more extreme, like offer amnesty and a path to citizenship? He doubts it.

“I doubt it,” he said, when asked if he would agree to citizenship for a group of immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children, known as Dreamers, in exchange for border-wall funding.

“That’s a separate subject to be taken up at a separate time,” said Mr. Trump, a Republican.

What then? He’ll be left with one choice: He’ll have to declare a national emergency. It’s not the best option, and Democrats will slam him for abusing his power, but he’s given them EVERY opportunity to address this issue. It’s a reluctant but necessary move. Border security is a huge part of national security. It cannot be ignored.

We’ll see what happens.

h/t WSJ