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Trump to make ‘major announcement’ about shutdown
WASHINGTON, Jan 19, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – US President Donald Trump will make a
“major announcement” Saturday about the long-running US government shutdown
and the situation on the country’s southern border.
The partial shutdown — which began when Trump refused to sign off on
budget legislation that did not include funding for his planned border wall –
– enters its fifth week on Saturday.
“I will be making a major announcement concerning the Humanitarian Crisis
on our Southern Border, and the Shutdown, tomorrow afternoon at 3 P.M., live
from the @WhiteHouse,” Trump tweeted without providing further details.
Trump has mulled declaring a state of emergency on the southern border in a
bid to secure funding for the wall without congressional approval — a move
that would almost certainly lead to a challenge in the courts.
The shutdown — the longest in US history — has paralyzed Washington and
resulted in 800,000 federal employees being furloughed or working without
pay.
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