Trump rejects temporary end to shutdown

Published January 14, 2019 3:20pm ET



President Trump said Monday he rejected a proposal from Sen. Lindsey Graham to temporarily end the ongoing partial government shutdown after many federal workers missed a paycheck Friday.

“That was the suggestion that Lindsey made. But I did reject it, yes. I’m not interested. I want to get it solved. I don’t want to just delay it,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House.

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