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Trump says he is ‘considering’ veto of $1.3 trillion budget

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump cast doubt on whether he would back the massive spending bill needed to avert a government shutdown Friday, saying he was “considering” a veto over concerns about a program protecting young “Dreamer” immigrants that he ended and money for his promised border wall. Hours before funding for the government expires and with Congress already on recess, Trump said on Twitter that he was weighing a veto “based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned by the Democrats (not even mentioned in Bill) and the BORDER WALL, which is desperately needed for our National Defense, is not fully funded.” The tweet was at odds with what top members of Trump’s administration and House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday, and with a formal statement of administration policy, which said Trump was supportive of the measure. It came hours after the Senate early Friday morning passed the $1.3 trillion spending package aimed at keeping the government open past midnight.

 

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