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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y., on Friday accused President Donald Trump of "skipping town" for a trip to Asia during the ongoing government shutdown.

Trump departed for Asia Friday night for a weeklong trip that will include stops in Malaysia, Japan and South Korea. Republicans and Democrats remain divided on negotiations to end the shutdown that began earlier this month, with each side blaming the other as the GOP controls the White House and both chambers of Congress.

"In the midst of the longest full government shutdown in American history — a crisis of his own making — President Trump’s priorities are severely misplaced," Schumer said in a statement.

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