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Trump signals no end to shutdown: ‘You have to have a wall’

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JULIET LINDERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A shutdown affecting parts of the
federal government appeared no closer to resolution
Wednesday, with President Donald Trump and congres-
sional Democrats locked in a hardening standoff over
border wall money that threatens to carry over into Jan-
uary. Trump vowed to hold the line, telling reporters as
he flew to Iraq that he’ll do “whatever it takes” to get
money for border security. He declined to say how much
he would accept in a deal to end the shutdown, stressing
the need for border security.
“You have to have a wall, you have to have protection,”
he said.
The shutdown started Saturday when funding lapsed for
nine Cabinet-level departments and dozens of agencies.
Roughly 420,000 workers were deemed essential and are
working unpaid, while an additional 380,000 have been
furloughed. In this January 2006 file photo, the sun rises over Crater Lake, Ore. Access to Crater Lake and
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Associated Press