House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries skewered President Donald Trump's decision to cancel a meeting with him and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday. Trump canceled the meeting, meant to discuss health care protections for millions of Americans, via a long-winded Truth Social screed, claiming that Democrats were threatening to shut down the government to provide "free healthcare for Illegal Aliens (A monumental cost! ),” and fund transgender surgeries for children. “The statement that Donald Trump issued today was unhinged, and it related to issues that have nothing to do with the spending bill that is before the Congress, and the need to try to avoid a government shutdown." Related | Trump won’t even discuss protecting health care for millionsAmericans across the political spectrum have felt the punishing rise in costs, with little relief promised by Trump’s chaotic actions since his return to office.