Trump rejects suggested short-term government shutdown fix
President Donald Trump on Monday rejected the suggestion that he temporarily reopen government while negotiations continue on his proposed border wall, signaling no speedy resolution to the partial government shutdown now into a fourth week.
Leaving the White House for a trip to New Orleans, Trump said he had dismissed the proposal from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to reopen for several weeks and continue dealing with Democrats over Trump's long-promised wall on the US-Mexico border.
"I did reject it, yes," Trump said. "I'm not interested. I want to get it solved. I don't want to just delay it."
