Quicktake by Bloomberg

Shutdown Showdown

12.14.2018 - By BloombergPlay

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The clock is ticking in Washington on another government shutdown. At the center of the battle is funding for President Trump's border wall. David Meyers speaks to Bloomberg's Sahil Kapur about the chances of the government running out of funding days before Christmas and whether Trump will ever actually get the wall he has long demanded.

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Sahil's latest report: @sahilkapur

You can follow Sahil at: How Trump Let His Goal of Building a Border Wall Slip Away

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