January 2, 2019

2019-01-02T20:00:03-05:00

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President Trump and members of his Cabinet met on day 12 of a partial government shutdown. Many of the attendees, including Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen who appeared via video link from San Diego, talked about the administration’s desire to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Reporters also asked President Trump a series of questions on a variety of topics, including his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, ongoing negotiations to re-open shuttered government agencies, and his reaction to a critical op-ed authored by Senator-elect Mitt Romney (R-UT).

President Trump and members of his Cabinet met on day 12 of a partial government shutdown. Many of the attendees, including Homeland Security… read more