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Pence: Trump Passed Out Candy To Congressional Leaders During Shutdown Talks

Evie Fordham on January 9, 2019 Vice President Mike Pence denied Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s characterization of Wednesday’s shutdown talks as a “temper tantrum” and said the president even passed out candy. “For those interested — the candy that [Donald Trump] offered at the start of the congressional leadership meeting included Butterfingers, M&Ms, Baby Ruth,”…