Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that President Donald Trump would not negotiate to avoid a government shutdown.

Based on that, the Senate Democrat said Trump would “own” the shutdown.

Partial transcript as follows:

DANA BASH: I want to talk about government funding. It is set to expire in nine days. You and your fellow Democrats are pushing to add health care subsidies to the funding bill. You’re under a lot of pressure. I don’t need to tell you from the base of your party to fight Republicans on something, even. it means, in this case, shutting down the government. Is that what’s going to happen?

SCHUMER: “Look, it‘s the Republicans shutting down the government first. These issues are very important to the American people. Health

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