Trump 'ready and willing' to make a deal as shutdown chaos continues

US president uses Fox News interview to blame Democrats for impasse as partial closure stretches into New Year’s Eve

Donald Trump is “ready, willing and able” to negotiate an end to the partial government shutdown that stretched into its 10th day on New Year’s Eve.

Trump was set to tell Fox News in a year-end TV interview due to be broadcast on Monday night that Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi “can come over right now” and “could’ve come over anytime” to try to hash out a solution.

Continue reading...

from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2GNyncb