Trump Tells GOP to Stand Firm: ‘We Will Not Be Extorted’ (2)

President Donald Trump urged Senate Republicans to hold the line as the US government shutdown extended into its 21st day, warning Democrats that they would bear the political fallout for the impasse if they did not vote quickly to approve funding.

“Our message has been very simple: We will not be extorted on this crazy plot of theirs,” Trump said Tuesday at an event in the White House’s Rose Garden, where he hosted Senate Republicans for lunch in a display of party unity.

Later Tuesday, Trump said he would meet with Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, ...