Article snippet: The government shutdown fight is increasingly shaping up as a battle among Republicans for the president’s ear. summoned a group of Republicans to lunch at the White House Saturday afternoon as negotiators struggled to reach an agreement to reopen the government. But members at the meeting were divided about the best path forward. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman MORE (R-Ala.) urged the president to accept a spending deal that includes $1.6 billion for a border wall — a figure that Senate Democrats had agreed to just weeks ago. But conservatives at the lunch, including some of Trump’s top allies in the hard-line House Freedom Caucus, pushed back on that idea, encouraging the president not to cave and accept what they view as a bad deal. They are pressing the president to get — if not the full $5 billion he’s demanded for wall funding — at least as much as he possibly can. “I want to make it very clear $1.6 billion is not going to work for conservatives, it's not going to work for the president,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman MORE (R-N.C.) told The Hill outside his office after the White House meeting. When asked whether he and House conservatives were on the same page, Shelby demurred, saying Trump and Vice President MORE (R-S.C.), a Trump ally who has still publicly disagreed over foreign policy issues. “It’s got to be more than $1.6 billion dollars,” Graham told ABC News in an interview after the meeting. “I don't want to accept the idea that you won't... Link to the full article to read more