USA TODAY

President Donald Trump and Democrats emerged from a private White House meeting on Sept. 29 without an agreement to keep the federal government open, setting up the prospects of a wide-scale shutdown in major services beginning in about 30 hours.

After sitting down at the White House with the four top congressional leaders, the president and the lawmakers failed to strike a deal. If funding expires at midnight on Sept. 30 – which seems inevitable at this point given the lack of negotiations and absent any unexpected breakthroughs – a shutdown will start at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1.

"It was a frank and direct discussion," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters after the meeting with the president. But he added that "significant and meaningful differences remain."

Led by Trump, Republicans have blasted Democrats' asks as unreasonable.

"I think we're headed to a shutdown, because the Democrats won't do the right thing," Vice President JD Vance told reporters following the meeting.

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@rabidpomegranate

THE PROJECTION IS SO ANNOYING, THE GOP ARE LIKE TODDLERS AND ALL THATS BEING PERPETUATED IS HATRED AND LABELS

1 day ago | 87

@shazarkhan3288

Trump administration is a joke. Impeach and throw them all out of office. Hypocrites and liars

1 day ago (edited) | 107

@Chuck-t5t

If the maga criminal enterprise does not get what they want, they are going to shut down the government, and everyone of them should be held accountable.

1 day ago | 63

@inquisitiveferret5690

The democrats won't do the right thing? Your part OWNS this Vance. You all have the presidency, Congress, the Senate. You have the majority of political power. The Republicans own all of this because they can't actually govern. They are cutting our benefits just so some Billionaires can get tax cuts.

1 day ago | 122

@steveb796

No shutdowns under Biden. He knew how to run a country.

15 hours ago | 6

@pamelajensen5961

It’s hilarious how powerless the GOP act when it’s convenient for them. They own the entire White House and most of Congress.

1 day ago | 6

@seagoingcook

Yeah Trump Let's Make America Unhealthy. Cut benefits for people so you can build a ballroom, take endless trips and spend billions on your Gestapo.

1 day ago | 31

@LookBehindYou88

This administration tho.. they're all so fuc××ng embarrassing 😂😂

1 day ago | 10

@teresaboone893

If you shut it down it's all on magats . trump don't give a shit about the regular people in this country.

1 day ago | 68

@anonymoussources8803

The Dems won't do the right thing? The Dems are refusing to budge on the huge ACA subsidies and Medicaid cuts to pay for the billionaire tax cuts in Trump's Big POS Bill. Millions of families will soon see their medical costs go up thousands of dollars each year.

1 day ago | 5

@suziehouseworth

Unbelievable!!! 😡 it’s not the democrats faul

1 day ago | 39

@juliananassif8894

Republican party! You guys are the problem! Stop deflecting! You guys are the problem! Let’s repeat that! The Republican Party are at fault for the shutdown of the government! It’s always the radical Republicans and the radical rhetoric… they have destroyed our economy within nine months.. just remember one thing… this will all die out soon.. greedy people will eventually be paying the price…. Karma is gonna come out so freaking hard. They won’t even know what literally smacked them in the face.! shame on you guys

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@ChuckRagland

And by the right thing what Vance means is, do everything to help the rich and big business, is screw over the normal working class People.

1 day ago | 27

@youtubecrack

Saying that Democrats won't do the right thing while withholding the Epstein files is really rich.

1 day ago | 16

@melissagallinetti9521

Stop gaslighting us Magats!

1 day ago | 26

@lovemoviesful2

The democrats wants to continue the ACA and restore healthcare pre-"the big ugly bill", but republicans refuse to do so. This shut down is all because of republicans!

19 hours ago | 1

@kaylas3105

They’re literally so corrupt you can basically predict everything that they’re gonna say and do at this point. They control the house Senate and the presidency. Trump himself said that a shutdown is a sign of weakness of the president. Stop with the BS.

1 day ago | 5

@dk3941

More Lies. The Right has the Majority Vote to avoid Government Shutdown. Democrats do not have control.

1 day ago | 28

@mauricioangulos.2830

Blindly following orders is not "the right thing" but I don't expect JD Vance to understand that.

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