Trump scrambles to keep campaign promise as shutdown looms
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Rattled by accusations he was caving on his promised border wall, President Donald Trump instead bowed to a conservative backlash.After signaling earlier in the week that he was backing off a government shutdown threat, Trump rapidly changed course on Thursday, informing House Republican leaders that he would not sign a short-term funding measure because it did not include money for a southern border wall. His second reversal in a matter of days ” with time left to […]
