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In Photos: Donald Trump meets Senate Republicans at White House

Updated On: 22 October, 2025 11:35 AM IST | ronak mastakar

Head Start programmes for preschoolers nationwide are scrambling for federal funds. The federal agency tasked with overseeing the US nuclear stockpile has begun furloughing its 1,400 employees. Thousands more federal workers are going without paychecks. (Pics/AFP)

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Head Start programmes for preschoolers nationwide are scrambling for federal funds. The federal agency tasked with overseeing the US nuclear stockpile has begun furloughing its 1,400 employees. Thousands more federal workers are going without paychecks. (Pics/AFP)

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Head Start programmes for preschoolers nationwide are scrambling for federal funds. The federal agency tasked with overseeing the US nuclear stockpile has begun furloughing its 1,400 employees. Thousands more federal workers are going without paychecks. (Pics/AFP)
<p>But as US President Donald Trump welcomed Republican senators for lunch in the newly renovated Rose Garden Club -- with the boom-boom of construction underway on the new White House ballroom -- he portrayed a different vision of America as a unified GOP refuses to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds, and the government shutdown drags on</p>

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But as US President Donald Trump welcomed Republican senators for lunch in the newly renovated Rose Garden Club -- with the boom-boom of construction underway on the new White House ballroom -- he portrayed a different vision of America as a unified GOP refuses to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds, and the government shutdown drags on

<p>"We have the hottest country anywhere in the world, which tells you about leadership," Trump said in opening remarks, extolling the renovations underway as senators took their seats in the newly paved-over garden turned patio</p>

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"We have the hottest country anywhere in the world, which tells you about leadership," Trump said in opening remarks, extolling the renovations underway as senators took their seats in the newly paved-over garden turned patio

<p>It was a festive atmosphere under crisp, but sunny autumn skies as senators settled in for cheeseburgers, fries and chocolates, and Trump`s favoured songs -- "YMCA" and "You Can`t Always Get What You Want" -- played over the new sound system</p>

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It was a festive atmosphere under crisp, but sunny autumn skies as senators settled in for cheeseburgers, fries and chocolates, and Trump`s favoured songs -- "YMCA" and "You Can`t Always Get What You Want" -- played over the new sound system

<p>And while Trump said the shutdown must come to an end -- and suggested maybe Smithsonian museums could reopen -- he signalled no compromise with Democrats over the expiring health care funds</p>

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And while Trump said the shutdown must come to an end -- and suggested maybe Smithsonian museums could reopen -- he signalled no compromise with Democrats over the expiring health care funds

<p>"From the beginning, our message has been very simple, we will not be extorted on this crazy plot of theirs," Trump said</p>

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"From the beginning, our message has been very simple, we will not be extorted on this crazy plot of theirs," Trump said

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