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Trump, played by Alec Baldwin, as a contestant on the television game show "Deal or No Deal," was given an opportunity to negotiate an end to the shutdown, created by the president's demand for $5.7 billion for a border wall and Democratic congressional leaders' opposition to any money for the barrier.

"We decided to do this in the only format you can understand," said host Steve Harvey, played by Kenan Thompson, "a TV game show with women holding briefcases."