Senate minority leader rejects Trump’s ultimatum over strict voter ID law amid DHS shutdown – US politics live

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Senate minority leader rejects Trump’s ultimatum over strict voter ID law amid DHS shutdown – US politics live
Senate minority leader rejects Trump’s ultimatum over strict voter ID law amid DHS shutdown – US politics live Photo: The Guardian

Trump made his ultimatum late Sunday as his administration geared up to send agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to airports where lines at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints are stretching for hours.

But Democrats are not backing down from their demands for new guardrails on immigration enforcement, while saying they would support passage of standalone legislation to fund TSA and other components of the DHS that are not involved in Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

“Donald Trump is now saying we’ll pay TSA only after Congress passes voter suppression.

What a ridiculous thing to do, what a callous thing to do.

He doesn’t give a damn about the American people,” Schumer said in a speech on the Senate floor.

Source: This article was originally published by The Guardian

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