Gun to our head: Trump non-committal on talks as US shutdown continues

The US government shutdown has entered its ninth day as Republicans and Democrats continue to blame each other.

US President Donald Trump remained non-committal over possible talks with the Democrats to reopen the government, saying, “We don’t want to have a gun held to our head.”

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“I see the deal just getting extended as we continue to talk, but we’re willing to pay because we’re paying, it’s very simple. I think that’ll get worked out, but we want to get back before we do this. We don’t want to have a gun held to our head. We don’t like that, and the public doesn’t like it either. So we want to get back. And I think it’s going to work out. I think it’s going to work out very well,” he added.

Vice-President JD Vance also blamed the Democrats for the suspension of payment