White House Calls Democrats’ Counteroffer on DHS Funding ‘Very Unserious’

The White House on Feb. 18 dismissed a Democratic counterproposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as “very unserious,” as the partial shutdown of the agency entered its fifth day. During a press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Democrats sent a revised offer to the Trump administration the previous night, but it was rejected. “Last night, they sent over a counter proposal that, frankly, was very unserious, and we hope they get serious very soon, because Americans are going to be impacted by this,” she said. Leavitt did not provide details about the contents of the proposal. The Epoch Times has reached out to the offices of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for comment....