At one point in the nearly two-hour meeting, Trump and the GOP senators talked — jokingly — about making Canada the 51st state.
“One bill, two bills — doesn’t matter to me.
Trump is in Washington for Thursday’s funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, whom he criticized during a wide-ranging news conference on Tuesday.
Even the debt limit lift — which will need to be settled before the House GOP finalizes its budget measure — did not come up, according to multiple GOP lawmakers.
North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer said he does not think Trump is kidding about expanding the United States.
Persons:
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Locations:
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