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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the partial closure of the federal government would be maintained until his financing needs for the construction of a wall at the Mexican border were met.
The US government was partially paralyzed on Saturday (22) and there is no indication that efforts are being made to reopen agencies closed by the political stalemate created by Trump's demand for funds for the construction of the southern border.
"I can not tell you when the government will reopen," he said after a Christmas videoconference.
"I can say that it will not reopen until we get it. not a wall, a fence, whatever you want. call him, "added the president, explaining what would be the barrier to preventing people from getting into drugs in the country.
Funding for a quarter of federal programs, including Ministries of National Security, Justice and Agriculture, expired Friday at midnight (21).
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Without an agreement to break the stalemate, the blockage will likely continue in the New Year
The construction of the wall was one of the most repeated campaign promises of Trump, but the Democrats strongly opposed this initiative
The US government faces a new partial paralysis
The US government began Saturday (September 22nd) a partial closure to lack of funds after the failure of Congress to conclude a budget agreement for the demands of President Donald Trump regarding the construction of a border wall with Mexico.
This is the third administrative closure that Trump faces in 2018. The first month of January lasted three days, the second month of February only lasted a few hours. CNN, it's the first time in 40 years that the government closes partially three times in a single year.
The partial shutdown is due to the fact that the funding of some federal government agencies has expired, they have to close and leave their employees technically unemployed. federal rivers including, without payment may be at Christmas.
On Friday night, Trump released a video on Twitter that once again advocates building the wall to prevent the entry of illegal immigrants, drugs and gangs into the United States. The president said that he "hopes the blockade will not last long".
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– of December 22, 2018
The partial stop affects the ministries of Homeland Security, Justice and Agriculture. In practice, this happens on Christmas Eve and at a time when many offices close their balance sheets at the end of the year, which minimizes their impact.
The advantage for Trump is that government programs are funded until September 30, 2019, including those of the Departments of Defense, Labor and Health and Human Services.
