Jan 13, 2018 - Politics & Policy

Trump blames Democrats on no DACA deal

It's Saturday morning and Trump is tweeting. In addition to celebrating the stock market, he's blaming Democrats for the failure to reach an agreement on DACA. "The Democrats are all talk and no action. They are doing nothing to fix DACA. Great opportunity missed. Too bad!" he wrote.

Why it matters: Trump will likely need to sign off on a bipartisan DACA deal to avoid a government shutdown (unless it's removed from the spending bill). But Trump rejected a DACA deal that was crafted by a group of bipartisan senators, including 3 Democrats.

Trump also tweeted about the economy: "Yesterday was a big day for the stock market. Jobs are coming back to America. Chrysler is coming back to the USA, from Mexico and many others will follow. Tax cut money to employees is pouring into our economy with many more companies announcing. American business is hot again!"

Go deeper: A week from a shutdown, no deal in sight.

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