US vice-president JD Vance warned the US government was “headed to a shutdown” this week, after Donald Trump and congressional leaders failed to strike a deal in a crunch meeting at the White House.
Speaking to reporters after the Oval Office meeting on Monday afternoon, Vance accused Democrats of holding the government “hostage”.
“You don’t put a gun to the American people’s head and say, unless you do exactly what Senate and House Democrats want you to do, we are going to shut down your government,” the vice-president said. “I think we are headed to a shutdown because the Democrats won’t do the right thing.”
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