WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a scheduled meeting with Democratic congressional leaders later this week, increasing the chances of a government shutdown as he accuses the minority party of having “unserious and ridiculous demands.”

Trump agreed to a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., for Thursday earlier this week as the two top congressional Democrats amplify policy demands in exchange for their support to keep the government running. Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning he would no longer host the meeting — just hours after Jeffries and Schumer confirmed the conversation would happen.

“I have decided that no meeting with their Congressional Leaders could possibly be

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