Trump says government shutdown "could be a long stay"

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) walks towards the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., the United States, on Dec. 21, 2018. A partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government came into effect, starting Friday midnight, after failed attempts to end a budget impasse over President Donald Trump's long-promised border wall. (Xinhua/Ting Shen)