Trump Supporters Urge President to Stand Firm on Shutdown

Trump Supporters Urge President to Stand Firm on Shutdown
Attendees at a Make America Great Again rally in Southaven, Miss., on Oct. 2, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
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WASHINGTON—As the partial government shutdown heads into its third week, the president has made it clear he won’t sign a spending bill that doesn’t contain $5.6 billion toward a wall on the Southwest border. Vice President Mike Pence met with congressional representatives over the weekend to try to hash out a deal.
President Donald Trump has brought out border agents and the Homeland Security secretary to emphasize how a wall could diminish cross-border crime, while Democrats have continued to say that a wall would be expensive and ineffective.
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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