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Trump says he hopes govt shutdown 'will not last long'

Published Sat, Dec 22, 2018 · 03:42 AM

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he hopes the impending government shutdown - caused by a dispute over funding for his border wall project - will not be a lengthy one.

"The shutdown hopefully will not last long," Mr Trump said in a video post on his Twitter account.

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