Trump Warns of ‘Very Long Shutdown’ Over Wall Funding Dispute
- After House adds wall money, stopgap goes back to Senate
- Money for several agencies set to run out Friday night
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President Donald Trump warned of a lengthy partial government shutdown if Senate Democrats don’t back a stopgap spending measure that includes money to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, hours before a deadline to approve the must-pass legislation.
The threat makes it likely that House Republicans will not be willing to pass a clean bill averting a shutdown and increases the odds that a shutdown would last at least until Jan. 3 when Democrats will take over the House. Trump is scheduled to meet with Senate Republicans at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the funding bill, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said.