President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump: ‘I don’t trust everybody in the White House’ JPMorgan CEO withdraws from Saudi conference Trump defends family separations at border MORE is making overtures to Democrats about working together next year, a move that would mark a major shift in his approach to dealing with Congress but one that could prove necessary in order to secure big legislative achievements ahead of his reelection campaign in 2020. If Democrats take control of the House after the November midterms, Trump will have no choice but to reach across the aisle if he wants to check off campaign promises such as a massive infrastructure package. But the partisan animosity in Washington is likely to increase if Democrats win majorities in one or both chambers of Congress, which could make bipartisan deal-making all but impossible. Trump could also risk a backlash from his base if they believe he has gone too far in dealing with Democrats. White House officials say they have begun preliminary talks internally — and with Democratic lawmakers — about areas where they could work together in 2019. They also say the ball is in the Democrats’ court. “The president’s always ready to deal. Always,” Shahira Knight, the White House legislative director, said in an interview with The Hill. The president famously reached a budget deal late last year with Senate Majority Leader Chuck SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerFive takeaways from the final Tennessee Senate debate Schumer rips Trump ‘Medicare for all’ op-ed as ‘smears and sabotage’ GOP senator suspects Schumer of being behind release of Ford letter MORE (D-Calif.) and House Minority Leader Nancy PelosiNancy Patricia D’Alesandro PelosiGOP pollster: Republicans may hold on to the House in midterms Bloomberg visits New Hampshire, fueling 2020 speculation The Memo: Rust Belt race hinges on Trump MORE (D-Calif.), much to the chagrin of GOP leaders in Congress. Trump has recently indicated he is willing to go down that path again. He said in a Fox & Friends interview last Thursday it would be a “shame” if Democrats won control of Congress, but indicated it could open the door to an elusive deal to rebuild the nation’s roads and bridges. “There’s a chance that we’ll get along and get along well. We have a lot of things, like infrastructure, that they want and that I want,” the president said. Trump also crowed about the prospect for bipartisan wins during a signing ceremony for a new law aimed at reducing ocean pollution, the type of televised victory lap he seems to relish. The measure unanimously passed the House and Senate. “Bipartisan. Did you ever think … you’d hear that? Bipartisan,” he told lawmakers at the White House. Those remarks
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