Trump says a shutdown would ‘last for a very long time’

By LISA MASCARO, MATTHEW DALY and CATHERINE LUCEY
WASHINGTON — Facing a midnight deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump said Friday a closure would drag on “for a very long time” and he tried to build the case that congressional Democrats would bear responsibility if there’s no deal over his demand for U.S.-Mexico border wall money.
Only a week ago, Trump said he would be “proud” to shut down the government, which Republicans n