Trump Tells Republicans He Won’t Budge on Wall, Raising Odds of Shutdown

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President Trump told House Republican leaders on Tuesday that Congress must accede to his demand to include $5 billion for a southern border wall in a hefty year-end spending bill, intensifying a fight over one of his signature campaign promises that could lead to a partial government shutdown next week.

With less than 10 working days to wrestle out the details of an anticipated seven-bill spending package and deliver a measure to the president’s desk, Democrats have shown little sign of giving in to Mr. Trump’s demands. But House Republican leaders said after a private White House meeting that Mr. Trump would not back down, and sought to turn Democrats’ opposition against them.

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“Are they going to shut down the government because they don’t want to keep America safe?” Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the No. 3 House Republican, told reporters outside the West Wing. “I think that’s a question a lot of Democrats are going to be answering very soon.”

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