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Donald Trump: “I will take the mantle of shutting down and I'm going to shut it down for border security.”

On the recordDecember 20, 2018
I will take the mantle of shutting down and I'm going to shut it down for border security.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump declares his willingness to take responsibility for a government shutdown in the name of border security.

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