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Trump holds firm on border wall funding, as shutdown enters week three

US President Donald Trump says his demands for a border wall with Mexico are a matter of national security. [AFP]

President Donald Trump stood firm Sunday on his demand for billions of dollars to fund a border wall with Mexico, claiming "tremendous" support inside his camp on the contentious issue which has forced a government shutdown now entering its third week.

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