Rep. Meadows to Newsmax: Trump Has Schumer ‘Right Where He Wants Him’

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Thursday on Newsmax that President Donald Trump has put Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in a difficult political position as Congress faces a Friday deadline to pass a continuing resolution (CR) and prevent a government shutdown.

“Listen, President Trump has put him in a box canyon. There is no way out for them,” Meadows said during an appearance on “Finnerty.”

The House-passed GOP-backed six-month funding bill is expected to come to a vote in the Senate, with Schumer indicating Thursday that he would vote to advance the measure. The move marks a major shift for Schumer, who had previously vowed that Democrats would not allow the Republican plan to pass.

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