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Trump, during his Christmas Day video conference with U.S. troops: “We have a little bit of a shutdown because we believe in walls."
Reported by the indefatigable @makinibrice
Trump also said during this video conference that the Fed is raising interest rates too fast, in his opinion
Earlier in the video conference Trump also said the government will not reopen until there is a wall or fence
Trump also said he would meet with congressional leaders again; video conference/questions afterward are now over
Trump on the Fed: "They're raising interest rates too fast because they think the economy is so good. But I think that they'll get it pretty soon. You know the fact is the economy is doing so well that they've raised interest rates."
"I cant tell you when the govt is going to reopen. I can tell you it's not going to reopen until we have a wall, a fence, whatever they'd like to call it. Ill call it whatever they want, but it's all the same thing. It's a barrier from people pouring into the country, from drugs"
Should clarify that Trump made many of these comments during a question-and-answer session with reporters in the Oval Office following his back-and-forth video conference with troops
