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Trump to Offer ‘Compromise’ Deal to End Shutdown That Includes His $5.7 Billion Wall Demand: Report

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As the Republicans’ shutdown of the federal government enters its fifth week President Donald Trump is expected to announce a compromise offer to Democrats that includes his $5.7 billion demand for a wall on the Southern border.

The deal he is going to present in a nationally-televised address to the nation Saturday at 3 PM ET, “would extend protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — and also legislation to extend the legal status of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders,” Axios reports.

The Axios report has no mention of a path to citizenship and does not define what “protections” mean.

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Trump’s announcement Friday teasing out his unusual Saturday address came hours after the Supreme Court said it would not take up Trump’s appeal of a DACA lawsuit, which would “require the government to keep the DACA program going for at least ten more months,” NBC reports.

The deal is likely to be a hard -sell. Axios reports even Republicans are skeptical .

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