After talks early last year between President Trump and Democratic leaders in Congress aimed at ending a government shutdown fell apart, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in exasperation that it was “like negotiating with Jell-O.”
He indicated that each time Democrats thought they had a deal on some aspect of the dispute, Mr. Trump would shimmy and shake and wiggle his way out, like the frozen dessert being carried on a tray. It’s this President’s modus operandi: say yes, then no; change the terms after shaking hands; claim you were misquoted although your remarks were taped.
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