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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump capped months of political drama Friday by announcing he will sign a bill to fund the government, avoiding another government shutdown.
Trump is also taking the extraordinary action of declaring a national emergency to secure additional funding for his proposed border wall that congressional Democrats refused to give him.
The president explained his move in a Rose Garden announcement Friday morning.
WATCH President Trump's announcement below:
President Trump to sign border deal and national emergencyPresident Trump to sign funding bill and national emergency: 2wsb.tv/2V2vzu6
Posted by WSB-TV on Friday, February 15, 2019
Associated Press
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