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Developing now, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019
TRUMP CALLS FOR STATE OF UNITY, NOT REVENGE: President Trump, in his State of the Union address Tuesday, railed against "ridiculous" investigations and "politics of revenge" and pleaded for unity as Washington again finds itself deadlocked over border security funding and on the verge of another government shutdown ... Touting economic gains
during his first two years in office, as well as legislative wins on
issues like criminal justice reform, Trump warned that deepening
partisan tensions undermine America's progress.
"
An economic miracle
is taking place in the United States -- and the only thing that can
stop it are foolish wars, politics or ridiculous partisan
investigations," Trump said, in an apparent reference to Democratic
congressional probes of his administration and possibly to
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. "If there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation. It just doesn't work that way."
At the same time, the president did not back down from his
insistence that Congress fund a border wall, which was at the center of a 35-day
government shutdown
that ended only a few weeks ago and could fuel another shutdown on Feb.
15. Tolerance for illegal immigration, Trump said, is "not
compassionate," but "cruel." "Simply put, walls work and walls save
lives," Trump said. "So let's work together, compromise and reach a deal
that will truly make America safe." However, top Democrats
signaled that Trump's State of the Union address did little to convince them that a legislative compromise to construct his proposed border wall is possible.
