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Trump: Dems Want Shutdown

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By Mark Swanson | Tuesday, 16 January 2018 10:00 AM EST

President Donald Trump again accused the Democrats of angling for a shutdown, reasserting his call for a "merit-based system of immigration" Tuesday.

The Democrats want to shut down the Government over Amnesty for all and Border Security. The biggest loser will be our rapidly rebuilding Military, at a time we need it more than ever. We need a merit based system of immigration, and we need it now! No more dangerous Lottery.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2018

Trump's tweet is the latest episode in the saga that started Thursday when Trump flatly rejected a bipartisan proposal to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, allegedly using profanities to get his point across.

Trump has tried to flip the script on Democrats ever since, accusing Democrats of "doing nothing to fix DACA" while trying to force a shutdown.

....Because of the Democrats not being interested in life and safety, DACA has now taken a big step backwards. The Dems will threaten “shutdown,” but what they are really doing is shutting down our military, at a time we need it most. Get smart, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2018

And the tweet is the polar opposite of where Trump started immigration talks last week, proposing a "bill of love" that would be the first of a two-phased immigration reform plan.

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