Trump says he's 'prepared' to keep government shut for years
2019-01-05 09:56:55 source：The Aljazeera
January 5, 2019
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is prepared to keep parts of the government closed for years if he does not get the billions of dollars he has requested to help fund a wall on the border with Mexico.
Following a meeting with congressional leaders, Trump confirmed that he told top Democrats that he would keep the government closed for months or years if he did not get wall funding.
"Absolutely I said that," Trump told reporters outside the White House.
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