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2019-02-12 — washingtonexaminer.com
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Now, with the deadline to fund the government coming up once again, lawmakers on Monday night worked out a compromise to avert another painful and wasteful shutdown.
That deal would keep the government open and give Trump a chunk of money, $1.375 billion to be precise, for his border wall. It's certainly not what the White House wanted, but it would prevent another costly shut down and get some of his wall built.
Trump should take it while he can. He should make a show of accepting the compromise, hold himself up as a leader, and then do a nice photo op as soon as construction starts at the border.
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