Trump Pushes For Wall Money as Briefing
Trump said the shutdown affecting about a quarter of the federal government and 800,000 federal workers would last for "as long as it takes" as he pushes lawmakers for money for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of any legislation to reopen agencies shuttered when their funding lapsed on Dec. 22.
"It could be a long time," Trump told reporters during a Cabinet meeting, "or it could be quickly."
The Cabinet meeting came ahead of a border security briefing behind closed doors in the White House Situation Room - generally used for high-level security concerns such as military planning - for congressional leaders by U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials.
Trump said he was open to working on a path to legal status for hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants known as Dreamers.
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