Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that he was “prepared” to let the partial government shutdown drag on for months — or even years,as CNN reported — if congress does not allocate $5.6 billion for the “border wall” that he promised to build in his 2016 presidential campaign. The response from Twitter users was rapid/fast and decisive — with dozens using the word “dictator” to represent Trump.
Following lengthy meetings between Trump and top Democrats on Friday morning, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters that Trump had said in the private meeting that “he’d support the government closed for a very long period of time — months or even years, or ” according to the CNN report.
Shortly after that,Trump himself appeared to take questions in the White House Rose Garden, where he confirmed that Schumer’s characterization of his words was accurate. “Absolutely I said that, and ” Trump said,per CNN. “I dont think it will, but I’m prepared.”Click here to continue and read more...
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