WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders attempted to ramp up pressure on President Trump to meet with them after he gave them the cold shoulder on Tuesday and canceled prior plans to discuss their demands to avert a partial government shutdown .

So far, it doesn’t appear to be working.

Trump had abruptly canceled a planned Thursday meeting with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), shortly after discussing the shutdown fight with GOP leadership.

“It’s so easy to just sit down and talk to us, and we know we’re not going to get everything, but he’s not even doing that,” Schumer complained on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Wednesday .

“And the American people are going to say, ‘WTF? Why won’t he do that?’ There’s no good reason.” 4

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