‘It needs to be built much faster’: Trump steps up his rhetoric on the border after threatening to shut down the government over immigration funding
Trump is doubling down on his wall after threat to shut down the government
Controversy over funding the wall could lead to a shutdown in October
Republicans fear that could hurt them at the ballot box
President Trump’s threat could lead to the Republicans fighting a two-prong war this fall in Washington D.C. and on the campaign trail
By EMILY GOODIN
DAILYMAIL.COM
30 July 2018
President Donald Trump is stepping up his rhetoric on the border after he threatened to shut down the government if he didn’t get funding for his wall.
He is pushing for his wall to be built ‘much faster.’
‘We must have Border Security, get rid of Chain, Lottery, Catch & Release Sanctuary Cities – go to Merit based Immigration. Protect ICE and Law Enforcement and, of course, keep building, but much faster, THE WALL!,’ he wrote on Twitter Monday morning.
Building a border wall was one of the president’s early campaign promises and he has been defensive of his immigration stance since his ‘zero tolerance’ policy got criticism from both sides of the aisle.
Trump’s tweet on Monday lacked something his post on Sunday had – a threat to shut down the government if he doesn’t get his wall.
‘I would be willing to ‘shut down’ government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc. and finally go to system of Immigration based on MERIT! We need great people coming into our Country!,’ he tweeted Sunday morning.
His threat opens the door to a politically brutal fall – both in Washington D.C. and on the campaign trail.
And the president could find himself fighting two wars on a double front as members of his own party have said funding the wall could wait until after voters made their choices in November.
‘I don’t think we’re going to shut down the government,’ Republican Rep. Steve Stivers said on ABC’s ‘This Week’ on Sunday. ‘You know, I think we’re going to make sure we keep the government open, but we’re going to get better policies on immigration.’
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