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Trump Shutdown Threat Reverberates; Manafort Trial Begins Tuesday

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Leading Republicans are downplaying President Trump's Sunday morning tweet threatening a government shutdown this fall if Democrats don't go along with full funding of a southern border wall.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with NPR White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe (@ayesharascoe) about the week ahead in politics, including the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

This segment aired on July 30, 2018.

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