US President Donald Trump has said that a second government shutdown is unlikely after lawmakers agreed to a deal to fund the federal government. "I don't think you're going to see a shutdown. If you did have it, it's the Democrats fault," he said on Tuesday. Mr Trump's remarks come after a political row over border security funding which shuttered a quarter of the US government for 35 days. The deal still needs to be approved by Congress and signed by the president. What did Mr Trump say about the deal? "I'm not happy about it. It's not doing the trick," he said a day after Democrat and Republican negotiators struck a deal to avert a shutdown ahead of Friday, when funding for some federal agencies is due to run out. He told reporters he would have a meeting about the agreement later on Tuesday. "I am extremely unhappy with what the Democrats have given us," he told reporters and White House officials during a meeting with his cabinet. Mr Trump said he had "accepted" responsibility for the first shutdown, but that a new impasse would be "totally on the Democrats". "I've always accepted it. But this one, I would never accept it if it happens, but I don't think it's going to happen," he said. What is known about the deal?Details have yet to be released but aides familiar with the negotiations say it includes $1.375bn in funding for 55 miles (88km) of new fencing at the border, a small part of the more than 2,000 miles promised by the president. The barrier would be built in the Rio Grande Valley, in Texas, using existing designs, such as metal slats, instead of the concrete wall that Mr Trump had demanded. There was also an agreement to reduce the number of beds in detention centres to 40,250 from the current 49,057, reports say. Lawmakers expressed optimism that a bill would be approved by Friday when funding runs out for some federal agencies. AFP.