Commentary: Trump just owned the looming government shutdown
by Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times
Dec 11, 2018
3 minutes
When Washington braces for a potential government shutdown, the usual ritual is that Republicans and Democrats will posture over who will get blamed.
President Donald Trump, however, made it clear Tuesday morning that he will be the one shutting down the government if Congress doesn't provide money for the bigger, more expansive wall he has promised to build along the southern U.S. border.
Meeting with the top House and Senate Democrats, Trump engaged in a surprisingly public airing
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