WASHINGTON (AP) – While the federal government is back open, President Donald Trump is largely behind closed doors.
Trump has been hanging back as legislators try to work out a deal to keep the government open and resolve a standoff over funding for the president’s long-sought wall at the southern border. Over the last five days, Trump has had no public events.
The White House says the president has made his demands for border wall funding clear and that he is letting the committee process play out on Capitol Hill. One official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss private talks, stressed that Trump is “engaged at every level” on border security.
