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US President Donald Trump at Press Conference in Washington DC January 4, 2019 – AFP [19659003] WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (ANSA) – US President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled an international tour of Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi after her arm fell on the wall at the border with Mexico
. In a letter, the White House announced that Pelosi's visit to Belgium, Egypt and Afghanistan had been canceled due to the US government's shutdown. "If she wishes, she can take a commercial flight," said Trump jokingly, blaming the Democratic Party in the House for not approving US $ 5.7 billion for the construction of the wall.
This decision opens an unprecedented institutional crisis in the recent history of the United States, Pelosi being the third in the hierarchy of states. In the letter, Trump denies the Democrat the use of the military aircraft normally used in international missions, which implies that the trip does not matter.
"It's far better to stay here and negotiate with me for a safer border and the end of a stop," he said. The delegation headed by Pelosi was already ready to leave Congress when the White House veto would have arrived.
The Speaker of the House recently asked Trump to suspend the State of the Union speech scheduled for January 29, due to lack of
The United States live the longest stint of history – almost 30 days – because the president refuses to sign any budget not including the resources intended for the wall in Mexico. Democrats, in turn, refuse any opportunity to accept the proposal.
(ANSA)
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