MARK MARTIN: The
president's meeting
with the Democratic
leaders centered
around immigration and DACA.
Schumer and Pelosi
released a joint statement
on the dinner saying, we had
a very productive meeting
at the White House
with the president.
The discussion focused on DACA.
We agreed to enshrine
the protections of DACA
into law quickly and to work out
a package of border security,
excluding the wall, that's
acceptable to both sides,
but the president
tweeted this morning,
no deal was made
last night on DACA.
Massive border
security would have
to be agreed to in
exchange for consent.
Would be subject to vote.
And then Trump followed
that by tweeting,
the wall, which is
already under construction
in the form of new
renovation of old
and existing fences and walls
will continue to be built.
The president had already met
earlier in the day Wednesday
with moderate lawmakers from
both parties at the White House
to discuss tax reform.
He said he still wants a
15% rate for businesses
and would like a much
lower one for individuals
focused on the middle class.
The president said the wealthy
will not benefit from his plan
and their taxes
might even go up.
If they have to go higher,
they'll go higher, frankly.
MARK MARTIN: Trump
says he's primarily
concerned with the middle
class and a plan that
may increase jobs.
Still, the president's
bipartisan push
is raising questions among
some people about his loyalty
to the GOP, but the White
House disputed that Wednesday
after the meeting on taxes.
The idea that the
Republican Party ideas are not
represented in that
room is just ridiculous.
This president's done
more for bipartisanship
in the last eight days than
Obama did in eight years.
MARK MARTIN: Meanwhile,
House Speaker Paul Ryan
says the White House and
congressional Republicans
will release an outline
of their tax reform plan
by the end of the month
as members of both parties
will try to figure
out their way forward
on tough issues like
taxes and immigration.
Mark Martin, CBN News.
