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Trump now says he won't sign spending bill without wall money

President Donald Trump in a closed-door meeting with House Republican leaders on Thursday reiterated that he would not sign a short-term spending bill passed by the Senate to keep the government open past the midnight Friday deadline if it does not include funding for his proposed border wall. Trump's hastly called meeting with outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy came amid backlash by conservatives, who urged the president to oppose the Senate's spending bill because it did not fully fund the president $5 billion request.McCarthy, speaking to reporters after the White House meeting, said he believed "there is still time" to negotiate a spending agreement that would provide increased funding for "border security.""We want to keep the government open," Ryan said, distancing House Republicans from Trump's earlier calls for a government shutdown if his $5 billion request was not approved.

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