Trump warns of government shutdown threat ahead of meeting with lawmakers


  • World
  • Thursday, 07 Dec 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan (L) and Defense Secretary James Mattis (R), speaks to reporters before he holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S. December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday again raised the possibility of a U.S. government shutdown by week's end - blaming Democrats for that possible outcome - one day before he is due to host Republican and Democratic congressional leaders for talks on a spending bill.

Trump and Congress are facing a deadline of Friday at midnight to pass a fresh spending bill. If they cannot agree on the terms, parts of the federal government could shut down.

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