Among Base, Trump Receives Support for Government Shutdown Over Border Security

Among Base, Trump Receives Support for Government Shutdown Over Border Security
Daphne Reid lines up for a Make America Great Again rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Aug. 2, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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WILKES-BARRE, Pa.—President Donald Trump has threatened to allow a government shutdown in the fall if Democrats do not back funding for more border security measures and immigration reform.

A shutdown would close all nonessential offices of the government and furlough hundreds of thousands employees, if Congress fails to approve the federal budget for the 2019 fiscal year.

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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