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Trump threatens to 'VETO' massive spending bill with just hours to go before a government shutdown

In a tweet Friday, President Donald Trump threatened to veto the omnibus spending bill.

  • In a tweet Friday, President Donald Trump threatened to veto the omnibus spending bill.
  • The bill passed the House and the Senate on Thursday, a day before the deadline for a government shutdown.
  • If Trump does veto the bill, it almost certainly leaves no time for Congress to rework the bill before a shutdown.
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President Donald Trump has threatened to veto the $1.3 trillion omnibus funding bill, which would effectively push the federal government into its third shutdown this year.

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Talks over a deal fell apart on Tuesday after the Trump administration refused to include a path to citizenship for DACA recipients, instead offering to extend the current protections for three years. In exchange, Democrats were reportedly set to give Trump the full $25 billion that the administration requested for the wall.

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Some Republicans who were dissatisfied with the level of spending in the omnibus bill encouraged the president to go through with the veto.

"Please do, Mr. President. I am just down the street and will bring you a pen," Sen. Bob Corker tweeted. "The spending levels without any offsets are grotesque, throwing all of our children under the bus. Totally irresponsible."

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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