And he does it with a straight face. How can anyone believe a single thing he says?"
“In exchange for strong DACA protections,” Schumer carefully enunciates in the video that follows, “I reluctantly put the border wall on the table for discussion. Even that was not enough to entice the President to finish the deal.”
Here's the truth:
The White House chief of staff, John F. Kelly, was there, as was Mr. Schumer’s chief of staff, Mike Lynch.
… [A]n outline of an agreement was struck, according to one person familiar with the discussion: Mr. Schumer said yes to higher levels for military spending and discussed the possibility of fully funding the president’s wall on the southern border with Mexico. In exchange, the president agreed to support legalizing young immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. [Emphasis added]
Mr. Schumer left the White House believing he had persuaded the president to support a short, three to four-day spending extension to finalize an agreement. …
From Surprise, surprise: Schumer’s claim of agreement to border wall in exchange for DACA support is a lie
“In exchange for strong DACA protections,” Schumer carefully enunciates in the video that follows, “I reluctantly put the border wall on the table for discussion. Even that was not enough to entice the President to finish the deal.”
Here's the truth:
The White House chief of staff, John F. Kelly, was there, as was Mr. Schumer’s chief of staff, Mike Lynch.
… [A]n outline of an agreement was struck, according to one person familiar with the discussion: Mr. Schumer said yes to higher levels for military spending and discussed the possibility of fully funding the president’s wall on the southern border with Mexico. In exchange, the president agreed to support legalizing young immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. [Emphasis added]
Mr. Schumer left the White House believing he had persuaded the president to support a short, three to four-day spending extension to finalize an agreement. …
From Surprise, surprise: Schumer’s claim of agreement to border wall in exchange for DACA support is a lie