Trump threatens to 'VETO' massive spending bill with just hours to go before a government shutdown

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March 23, 2018 1:13 PM

In a tweet Friday, President Donald Trump threatened to veto the omnibus spending bill.

In a tweet Friday, President Donald Trump threatened to veto the omnibus spending bill.
The bill passed the House and the Senate on Thursday, a day before the deadline for a government shutdown.
If Trump does veto the bill, it almost certainly leaves no time for Congress to rework the bill before a shutdown.

President Donald Trump has threatened to veto the $1.3 trillion omnibus funding bill, which would effectively push the federal government into its third shutdown this year.

Talks over a deal fell apart on Tuesday after the Trump administration refused to include a path to citizenship for DACA recipients, instead offering to extend the current protections for three years. In exchange, Democrats were reportedly set to give Trump the full $25 billion that the administration requested for the wall.

Some Republicans who were dissatisfied with the level of spending in the omnibus bill encouraged the president to go through with the veto.

"Please do, Mr. President. I am just down the street and will bring you a pen," Sen. Bob Corker tweeted. "The spending levels without any offsets are grotesque, throwing all of our children under the bus. Totally irresponsible."

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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