Article snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that he was “not happy” about the bipartisan border security compromise negotiated by congressional leaders, but gave no indication whether he would sign or veto it before another government shutdown hits at midnight Friday. In his first comments since learning details of the deal, Trump said he would have to study it more before deciding what to do. The compromise includes just $1.375 billion for new fencing along the border, far short of the $5.7 billion he demanded for a wall — and less even than the deal that he rejected in December, triggering a 35-day partial government shutdown. “Am I happy at first glance?” he said, responding to reporters at the beginning of a Cabinet meeting. “I just got to see it. The answer is no, I’m not. I’m not happy.” But he said he was “using other methods” to build the wall and played down the chances of having to close government doors again. “I don’t think you’re going to see a shutdown,” he said. “If you did have one, it’s the Democrats’ fault,” he added. “I am extremely unhappy with what the Democrats have given us.” The president said he would have a meeting later to discuss the compromise measure, which was brokered by senior members of both parties from both chambers of Congress on Monday night. His comments came shortly after he spoke by telephone with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the Republican majority leader, who walked him through the provisions, according to a Rep... Link to the full article to read more