MASS CONFUSION – AT 9:51 A.M. ET:   The president had dinner last night with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, itself a risky proposition.  The result has been mass confusion.  From Fox: 

President Trump on Thursday denied reports that he struck a "deal" overnight with top Democrats to protect so-called “Dreamers,” while insisting “massive border security would have to be agreed to in exchange for consent.”

Trump’s Twitter post was in response to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announcing after a dinner meeting at the White House that they had "agreed to a plan to work out an agreement to protect our nation’s DREAMers from deportation."

They also said "we would review border security measures that didn’t include building a wall."
The president clarified Thursday morning that he intends for the wall to be built -- and while he wants to helps Dreamers, there's no deal yet. 

"No deal was made last night on DACA. Massive border security would have to be agreed to in exchange for consent. Would be subject to vote," Trump tweeted. "The WALL, which is already under construction in the form of new renovation of old and existing fences and walls, will continue to be built."

Pelosi and Schumer called Wednesday night's dinner at the White House “very productive."
Shortly after their statement, the White House issued its own statement agreeing that the sit-down was productive, but the exclusion of the border wall "was certainly not agreed to."

COMMENT:  Maybe these sessions should be recorded.  Or televised.  Or maybe everyone should have to take a lie detector test afterward.  Clearly, there is a bit more negotiating to be done.  But I have no problem with the president sitting down with the opposition...as long as they recognize him as the president.

September 14, 2017