On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
He shuts down the government for 35 days in a reckless fashion and then says uncle at the end and engages in an unconditional surrender when he could have gotten at least $1.6 billion.
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transcripts.cnn.comHakeem Jeffries: “He shuts down the government for 35 days in a reckless fashion and then says uncle at the end and engages in an…”
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Hakeem Jeffries criticizes President Trump's decision to shut down the government and suggests he could have secured more funding.
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