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Donald Trump: “I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I'm not going to blame you for it.”

On the recordDecember 10, 2018
I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I'm not going to blame you for it.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Donald Trump states he will take responsibility for shutting down the government over border security.

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