President Trump puts blame on Democrats for government shutdown where it belongs.
Upon arriving at the Pentagon prior to his meeting with General Mattis and other military officials, President Trump addressed reporters by saying,
“But again, the group that loses big would be the military, and we’re never letting our military lose at any point. We’re going to fund our military, we’re going to have a military that we’ve never had before because we’ve just about…just about never needed our military more than now. Thank you very much”
Trump is meeting with military leaders today at the Pentagon.
"The group that loses big would be the military, and we are never letting our military lose at any point. We are going to fund our military," President Trump says, adding that "it's up to the Democrats" when asked who is responsible for a shutdown https://t.co/bLJuoqopVE pic.twitter.com/Qz4rK6M8Q0
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