the president. le first, he s meeting behind closed doors with his director of the office management is budget to discuss this debate with senate republicans. already tweeting out this morning blaming in part the republican leadership as well. want to read you this tweet saying i request they tie the debt ceiling in the popular va bill which just passed for easy approval. they didn t do it. so now we have a big deal with dems. democrats holding them up so easy. now a mess. this comes at a time when mitch mcconnell having a contentious phone call over various things, frustrations the president had, a profane-laced conversation, we are told, trying to patch it up,