Trump announces he will meet with Democrats for lunch next week

"I’m going to be having lunch with some of the Democrats next week, and it would be wonderful if we could work together," Trump said. "I think working together would be great. But they have to change."

Published: February 19, 2025 9:32pm

President Donald Trump on Wednesday shared that he has a bipartisan meeting coming up next week with some Democrats, whom he will meet for lunch. 

The meeting will be a rare moment of bipartisanship between two opposing parties that have strongly criticized each other. Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is one of the few Democratic members of Congress who has openly engaged with Trump.

The president made the revelation during an appearance in Miami, Florida, where he spoke to investors at the Future Investment Initiative Institute.

“They’re the party of some really bad things. And I think they’ll change. I think they have to change," he said of Democrats. "I’m going to be having lunch with some of the Democrats next week, and it would be wonderful if we could work together. I think working together would be great. But they have to change. You can’t get elected on the programs that they want.”

Trump did not state which Democrats would be at the meeting, including whether Fetterman has been invited. But it comes after the senator voted to confirm certain members of Trump's Cabinet, such as Attorney General Pam Bondi and Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin.

Fetterman also met with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort before Inauguration Day, and shifted toward the right when it comes to supporting Israel in its war with Hamas. He additionally helped pass the Laken Riley Act, an immigration bill, last month.

It is not clear what day the meeting will take place.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.

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