Washington — President Trump said Tuesday that he won't meet with Democratic leaders in Congress until they "become realistic" with their demands in the ongoing fight over funding the government, with a deadline of Oct. 1 quickly approaching.

Early Tuesday morning, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries confirmed that a meeting was set to take place this week in the Oval Office. But in a post on Truth Social soon after, the president called off the gathering, at least for now.

"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 produ

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