Trump Hardens Border Wall Demands as Shutdown Deadline Nears
- President, House Republicans to meet amid spending confusion
- Shutdown would close nine government agencies after Friday
Donald Trump
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President Donald Trump hardened his demand for money to build a wall on the U.S. border, throwing a new hurdle in front of an attempt by Congress to avoid a partial government shutdown as a Friday deadline nears.
The president lashed out at Republican leaders on Twitter Thursday morning and summoned top GOP House members to a noon meeting at the White House to discuss the impasse over the border wall before a final vote on a stopgap government funding measure.