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CHARLES W. DENT: “The party making the policy demand, if you don't give me the wall, I'll shut down the government, guess what, you own…”

On the recordDecember 25, 2018
The party making the policy demand, if you don't give me the wall, I'll shut down the government, guess what, you own the shut down.
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CHARLES W. DENT
Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Dent emphasizes that the president's ultimatum regarding the wall is the reason for the government shutdown.

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