Story highlights Sec Kelly tells CNN Trump will 'do the right thing'

A senior administration official told CNN the White House would not let the government shut down

Washington (CNN) Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Sunday that he believes President Donald Trump "will be insistent" that lawmakers include money for a US-Mexico border wall in a spending bill that they need to pass by Friday to avoid a government shutdown.

In an interview with CNN's Dana Bash on "The State of the Union," Kelly said he's confident Trump will "do the right thing."

"I think it goes without saying that the President has been pretty straightforward about his desire and the need for a border wall," he told Bash. "So I would suspect he'll do the right thing for sure."

Kelly said he thought Trump "will be insistent on the funding" for the wall, a lingering question ahead of the spending battle lawmakers face as they work this week to keep the government's lights on past Friday. But other senior administration officials stopped short of saying the President would press hard for the funding, sending mixed signals as lawmakers approach what is expected to be a busy week.

In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," White House budget director Mick Mulvaney did not guarantee a shutdown threat, saying funding for the wall was one of several subjects being negotiated.

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