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    Trump, citing 'overrun' border, threatens to shut down government if Congress fails to fund border wall

    by Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times Apr 29, 2018 3 minutes

    WASHINGTON_President Donald Trump said Saturday he would shut down the government in September if Congress did not approve enough border funding in next year's budget to satisfy him, a threat he made after criticizing immigration laws as "pathetic."

    In a speech to animated supporters in a sports arena in Washington, Mich., north of Detroit, Trump sketched out his arguments for the 2018 midterm election, mixing praise for what he sees as his accomplishments and fanning fears of continuing threats to the nation, such as a border "overrun" by immigrants, drugs and murderous gangs.

    "The Democrats don't

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