| During his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump doubled down on divisive issues that energize his core supporters and enrage many Democrats, asserting that illegal immigrants pose a violent danger to Americans — though crime statistics don't bear that out — and hammering his demand for wall funding along the U.S.-Mexico border. The continuing confrontations between Trump and Democratic lawmakers could lead to another partial government shutdown as soon as next week, USA TODAY's Susan Page writes. |  |
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|  | | Analysis: At this State of the Union, Trump faced a less friendly political landscape and his future could be more in peril | | During his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump doubled down on divisive issues that energize his core supporters and enrage many Democrats, asserting that illegal immigrants pose a violent danger to Americans — though crime statistics don't bear that out — and hammering his demand for wall funding along the U.S.-Mexico border. The continuing confrontations between Trump and Democratic lawmakers could lead to another partial government shutdown as soon as next week, USA TODAY's Susan Page writes. | | |
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