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President Trump holds Cabinet Meeting At The White House

President Trump holds Cabinet Meeting At The White House Source: Getty Images

United States President Donald Trump has compared the cost of building a wall on the Mexico border to the cost of prosecuting the war in Afghanistan, saying it'd be much cheaper. He's continuing to defend a partial shutdown of the US government which has lasted almost two weeks, triggered by Congress's failure to pass a bill to fund the wall.


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By Greg Dyett, Mai Hoa

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United States President Donald Trump has compared the cost of building a wall on the Mexico border to the cost of prosecuting the war in Afghanistan, saying it'd be much cheaper. He's continuing to defend a partial shutdown of the US government which has lasted almost two weeks, triggered by Congress's failure to pass a bill to fund the wall.



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