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Ad Age “Media Guy” columnist Simon Dumenco’s media roundup for the morning of Monday, May 1:

Let’s start with a flashback: President Trump told the Associated Press last week that he thinks he could build his border wall “for $10 billion or less.” Earlier flashback: “Trump border wall to cost $21.6 billion,” per Reuter’s February peek at a Department of Homeland Security internal report. Very recent flashback (to yesterday): Congress ponied up $0 for Trump’s border wall. Now see No. 3, below. (Side note: Trump’s 71st birthday is coming up on June 14.) Anyway, let’s get started …

1. Here’s a helpful assortment of spin on the Spending Deal That Is and the Shutdown That Won’t Be: “Congress Inks Spending Deal That Jettisons Trump Priorities,” per Bloomberg; “Bipartisan Agreement Reached to Fund Government Through September,” per The New York Times; “Spending deal gives millions to NYPD for protecting Trump and family,” per the New York Post; “Trump’s wall won’t get a penny as Congress agrees on $1trn spending plan,” per Britain’s The Independent — and be sure to click through to see the photo of Trump the Indy chose to illustrate their story.

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