Did Donald Trump cave in to the Democrats on border security?
The US president denies giving in as he temporarily ends the longest government shutdown in US history.
US President Donald Trump had warned the longest United States government shutdown in history could go on for years unless Congress gave him money to build a border wall with Mexico.
After 35 days, the president has signed a bill to end the standoff – at least for now.
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Government departments will reopen for three weeks while congressional leaders hammer out reforms to border security.
But the deal doesn’t include the $5.7bn Trump wants for the wall.
So what happens next?
Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests:
Leon Fresco – former deputy assistant attorney general in charge of immigration, US Department of Justice
Joe Watkins – Republican political strategist, former White House aide to then President George HW Bush
Scott Lucas – founder and editor of EA World View and cofounder of The Trump Project
Published On 26 Jan 2019