Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Thursday on Newsmax that President Donald Trump has put Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in a difficult political position as Congress faces a Friday deadline to pass a continuing resolution (CR) and prevent a government shutdown.

“Listen, President Trump has put him in a box canyon. There is no way out for them,” Meadows said during an appearance on “Finnerty.”

The House-passed GOP-backed six-month funding bill is expected to come to a vote in the Senate, with Schumer indicating Thursday that he would vote to advance the measure. The move marks a major shift for Schumer, who had previously vowed that Democrats would not allow the Republican plan to pass.

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