From left: President Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Getty Images

President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries this week as lawmakers stare down a government funding deadline , according to two sources familiar with the plans.

They could meet as soon as Thursday, one of the sources said.

Punchbowl News first reported on the planned meeting.

The Democratic congressional leaders wrote to the White House over the weekend to request a meeting with the president because “there has been no negotiation with Republicans.”

“That’s the only way to avoid a Trump shutdown. The Republican leadership is listening to Trump and not talking to us,” Schume

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