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Trump to back any McConnell-Schumer deal

President Donald Trump says he'll support any agreement reached by the Republican and Democrat Senate leaders on ending the US government shutdown.

President Donald Trump says if Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer come to an agreement to end the partial government shutdown, he will support it.

"If they come to a reasonable agreement I would support it, yes," Trump told reporters as he met with Republican lawmakers to discuss trade on Thursday.

McConnell and Schumer met on Capitol Hill on Thursday afternoon after two bills to end the shutdown failed in Senate votes.

"We're talking," Schumer said after his half-hour meeting with McConnell.


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