The President issued a series of smug tweets taking credit for ending the shutdown Monday - and even hailed his longstanding CNN rival Jim Acosta for praising him.
But sources with knowledge of the deal's inner workings told Business Insider that Trump had little to do with the negotiations, and the stopgap deal may have only delayed a future fight that could be even nastier.
It's not clear (it never is) whether Trump understands that Acosta's tweet is composed of quotes, or if he's deliberately trolling the White House reporter. See you at the negotiating table!'
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Joe Manchin , D-W.Va., right, and Sen. "I'm disappointed with the conversation that suggests a false choice", said Democratic Sen. The upper chamber was expected to pass the measure Monday afternoon, then send it to the House for quick approval.
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Tuesday morning, he thanked "Crazy Jim Acosta" for painting the reopening of the government as a win for Trump and Republicans. Schumer and Dems "caved. gambled and lost"'.
"Thank you for your honesty Jim!" the president added, perhaps signaling a turning point in the pair's frosty relationship? The lawmakers, led by minority leader Chuck Schumer, shut the government down for almost three days in protest of negotiations over efforts to preserve the Obama-era protections for illegal immigrants brought to the U.S.as children, known as DACA.
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