The Brief President Donald Trump plans to accept an invitation from top Congressional Democrats to meet and discuss a solution for avoiding a government shutdown. Over the weekend, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote a letter to the president demanding a meeting with him. President Donald Trump plans to accept an invitation from top Congressional Democrats to meet and discuss a solution for avoiding a government shutdown, according to POLITICO. Over the weekend, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote a letter to the president demanding a meeting with him. This is all to say that a federal shutdown appears likely at this point in time.