In Fight With ‘Chuck And Nancy,’ Trump Says He’d Be ‘Proud’ To Shut Down Government

In Fight With ‘Chuck And Nancy,’ Trump Says He’d Be ‘Proud’ To Shut Down Government

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In a testy and dramatic Oval Office exchange with Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer, President Trump made clear he would be “proud” to shut down the government in less than two weeks if he doesn’t get funding for his border wall. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political editor Domenico Montanaro and Congressional correspondent Scott Detrow. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.