President Donald Trump wrote a scathing note to "Minority Radical Left Democrats" Wednesday after abruptly cancelling a meeting with the party's leaders as lawmakers work to avoid a government shutdown.
He wrote the following on his Truth Social platform:
"After reviewing the details of the unserious and ridiculous demands being made by the Minority Radical Left Democrats in return for their Votes to keep our thriving Country open, I have decided that no meeting with their Congressional Leaders could possibly be productive. They are threatening to shut down the Government of the United States unless they can have over $1 Trillion Dollars in new spending to continue free healthcare for Illegal Aliens (A monumental cost!), force Taxpayers to fund Transgender surgery for minors, have dead people on the Medicaid roles, allow Illegal Alien Criminals to steal Billions of Dollars in American Taxpayer Benefits, try to force our Country to again open our Borders to Criminals and to the World, allow men to play in women’s sports, and essentially create Transgender operations for everybody."
He claimed that the "radical left views and policies" are what allowed him to win the 2024 presidential election "including all seven Swing States, and the Popular Vote, IN A HISTORIC LANDSLIDE."
Trump blamed Democrats citing there are "consequences to losing Elections but, based on their letter to me, the Democrats haven’t figured that out yet," he wrote.
He claimed that Democrats are "trying to eliminate the popular $50 Billion Dollar Rural and Vulnerable Hospital Fund, which was passed with only Republican Votes, and proudly signed into Law by ME. The Democrats in Congress seem to have totally lost their way. They obviously have no idea what it means to put America First or to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! All Congressional Democrats want to do is enact Radical Left Policies that nobody voted for — High Taxes, Open Borders, No Consequences for Violent Criminals, Men in Women’s Sports, Taxpayer funded “TRANSGENDER” surgery, and much more."
Congress must approve a government spending bill by Tuesday to avoid a shutdown. Yet, Trump continues to ice out Democrats with finger-pointing and cannot fully rely on only Republicans to get a major tax cut approved, among other legislative actions, the New York Times reported.
"Few people voted for what they represent, which would lead to the destruction of America," Trump wrote. "Instead, people voted for COMMON SENSE, and that’s what the Republicans and your President, “DONALD J. TRUMP,” stand for. I look forward to meeting with them if they get serious about the future of our Nation. We must keep the Government open, and legislate like true Patriots rather than hold American Citizens hostage, knowing that they want our now thriving Country closed."
Trump argued he would meet with Democrats, but only if they agree to his terms.
"I’ll be happy to meet with them if they agree to the Principles in this Letter. They must do their job! Otherwise, it will just be another long and brutal slog through their radicalized quicksand. To the Leaders of the Democrat Party, the ball is in your court. I look forward to meeting with you when you become realistic about the things that our Country stands for. DO THE RIGHT THING!"