President Trump lays out his demands for border deal to top Republican as shutdown deadline nears

President Donald Trump met with a key Republican negotiator Thursday, Feb. 7, to lay out his demands for a border deal, as lawmakers sought an agreement to stave off another government shutdown.

Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., told reporters after meeting with Trump that he believes the president will support a deal bipartisan congressional negotiators produce – as long as it meets his parameters. Lawmakers face a Feb. 15 deadline when large portions of the government will shut back down absent a deal.

Shelby declined to detail Trump’s requirements, and he did not say whether the president had agreed to accept less than the $5.7 billion he’s been demanding to build new steel walls along the U.S.-Mexico border.

“If we can work within some of the parameters that we talked about today – that we’ll keep to ourselves – I think he would sign it,” Shelby said. “And I think he’s, from my perspective, been quite reasonable.”

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