According to the Washington Post, on the afternoon of the 29th local time, U.S. President Trump will meet in the White House with Senate minority party leader Schumer (Democratic Party), Senate majority party leader Thun (Republican Party), House Speaker Johnson (Republican Party) and House minority party leader Jeffrey (Democratic Party), discuss measures to be taken by Congress to avoid government shutdown. Trump said on Friday: "If the government is forced to shut down, but the Democratic Party is crazy to do so."
According to the Financial Times, the Republicans accused the Democrats of “abducing” the federal government, while the Democrats criticized the Republicans for failing to engage in serious negotiations, violating the tradition of agreeing on a two-party grant bill. Schumer told National Broadcasting Company on the 28th that when he met with Trump, he would insist on the extension of the Equal Medicine Act to be included in the agreement to avoid government shutdowns. He said: “Until now, the Republicans have been blocking and saying ‘we will not discuss these things’.” Schumer stressed that whether the government will close the door and be fully responsible on the Republican side, “but hopefully the Republicans will not shut down the government.”
Thun told NBC on the 28th that the Democratic Party was "playing with fire" and "kidnapping" the US government and people as "hostages". Johnson said on the 28th that when Trump met with Democratic leaders, he would urge them to give up the "party demands" that led to the government shutdown.
The Financial Times said on September 29 that unless Congressmen can reach an agreement before the deadline on September 30 at 11:59 to ensure the federal government continues to operate, the government will run out of funds, hundreds of thousands of employees will be forced to leave, and many public services agencies will be shut down.