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WATCH LIVE: Trump Makes Shutdown Statement From WH At 4 PM ET

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01.19.19 | 4:05 pm

The President is expected to speak soon from the White House. Watch below via NBC News:

Matt Shuham is a reporter in TPM’s New York office. Prior to joining TPM, he was associate editor of The National Memo and an editorial intern at Rolling Stone.
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  2. Avatar for caltg caltg says:

    Right from the start, I hope there is a team fact checking this. Trump is outdoing himself with hyperbole.

  4. He’s already mixed up San Antonio and El Paso today. Can it be Midland-Odessa’s time in the barrel?

  5. Avatar for caltg caltg says:

    There aren’t any so far, only low-lights.

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