President Donald Trump makes an announcement from the Oval Office on Tuesday, September 30.
Trump’s announcement comes as the government is hours away from a shutdown due to Democrats in the Senate refusing to pass a continuing resolution that has been advanced by Republicans in the House.
The president has warned Democrats that if the government shuts down, he will begin mass firings of members of the federal bureaucracy.
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