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The partial government shutdown crossed the record mark on January 12, 2019, turning Trump’s border wall standoff into a historic self-own with no deal in sight. The White House had spent weeks saying Democrats would cave, but the only thing that caved was the administration’s claim that this was a smart negotiation strategy.
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The partial government shutdown crossed the record mark on January 12, 2019, turning Trump’s border wall standoff into a historic self-own with no deal in sight. The White House had spent weeks saying Democrats would cave, but the only thing that caved was the administration’s claim that this was a smart negotiation strategy.
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The partial government shutdown crossed the record mark on January 12, 2019, turning Trump’s border wall standoff into a historic self-own with no deal in sight. The White House had spent weeks saying Democrats would cave, but the only thing that caved was the administration’s claim that this was a smart negotiation strategy.
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