Corker says Trump could have avoided shutdown

Corker says Trump could have avoided shutdown

By David Cohen (Politico) –

Calling the whole battle “juvenile,” Sen. Bob Corker said Sunday the president could easily have avoided the current fight over funding for a border wall if he wanted to.

Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the Tennessee Republican called the battle, which has led to a partial shutdown of the government, “a made-up fight so that the president could look like he’s fighting.”

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