Article snippet: President Trump on Wednesday ripped into Democratic congressional leaders one day before a critical White House meeting, claiming the party is looking to shut down the government with its demands on immigration. “It could happen,” Trump told reporters at the White House when asked about the chances of a shutdown. “The Democrats are really looking at something that is very dangerous to our country. They are looking at shutting down.” Trump took aim at threats from some Democrats to vote against a year-end spending deal unless Congress shields from deportation young immigrants in the U.S. illegally. “We don’t have to have that,” he said. “We want to have a great, beautiful, crime-free country. And we want people coming into our country, but we want them to come on our basis.” The high-stakes meeting comes a week after the top Democratic leaders, Senate Minority Leader MORE (Calif.), abruptly pulled out of last week’s scheduled sit-down after Trump tweeted he could see no path to an agreement with Democrats on spending and immigration. In a tweet on Wednesday, Pelosi shot back that Trump “is the only person talking about a government shutdown.” The House, on Thursday, is poised to pass a clean two-week continuing resolution that would fund the government through Dec. 22. The Senate is expected to quickly follow suit before money runs out at midnight Friday. But Congress’s decision to punt the funding fight another two weeks means lawmakers will have to contend w... Link to the full article to read more