President Trump says he will ‘be forced to close the Southern Border entirely’ if he doesn’t get his wall AND an overhaul of the ‘ridiculous immigration laws in the United States
Trump lashed out against Democrats again on Friday in a series of tweets in which he threatened to close the U.S.-border with Mexico
In addition to a wall, he said he wants an immigration overhaul
Tied the dispute to trade as he threatened to toss out existing agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico that has been redesigned but not passed
In tweets on Thursday the president harangued Democrats for ‘stupidity’ that he said was driving them to oppose his strategy for fighting illegal immigration
Trump also said most of the federal workers who are out of work because of the partial government shutdown are Democrats
That, he claims, should motivate his adversaries in Congress to negotiate with him over funding for his long-promised border wall
Partial shutdown, which affects workers paid through agencies that administer one-quarter of the federal budget, is entering its seventh day
It will continue until early next week at least and is likely to last into 2019
By FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
DAILYMAIL.COM
28 December 2018
President Donald Trump returned Friday to a threat to close the nation’s southern border if he doesn’t get his wall money from Congress.
Trump warned as the weekend began that he’ll close every port of entry, if he doesn’t see progress not only on his wall, but on a total immigration overhaul.
‘We build a Wall or close the Southern Border,’ he declared.
He claimed in tweets in the last day that Democratic opposition to his wall is totally political in nature and is untethered from their assertions that his desired border barrier would be impractical. The president said they should work harder to end the current shutdown, because it mainly affects their voters.
Trump also said once more that he could cut off aid to Central America as he raged about the formation of a new caravan.
His incoming chief of staff announced from the White House lawn that he thought the president’s threat to close the border at least was serious.
‘I think he is,’ Mick Mulvaney said on ‘Fox & Friends.’
The federal government is partially shut down in Washington and will remain that way until next week. Lawmakers have avoided the capital since Christmas in recognition of the reality that they are nowhere near ending the fight with Trump.
Mulvaney accused them of ‘walking away from the table’ on Friday as he outlined the president’s latest offer. He wouldn’t dive into the details of the negotiations, but he affirmed that Trump ‘came off’ his $5 billion border request ‘slightly’ to a lesser number.
‘The Democrats have simply shutdown the discussions,’ he contended. ‘They did not even counter us.’
The Office of Management and Budget Director who starts Jan. 2 as Trump’s acting chief of staff revealed that nothing was happening behind the scenes at this point. He said the White House expects the stalemate to continue until Nancy Pelosi locks up the votes to become the next speaker.
Her caucus will control the House in the new year, and she’s expected to stay their leader. She’s faced headwinds as she vies for the position, though, and the White House claimed Friday that it’s preventing her from making a deal.
Before Mulvaney went on air, the president went on a tear against ‘Obstructionist Democrats’ who are blocking his agenda.
‘We will be forced to close the Southern Border entirely if the Obstructionist Democrats do not give us the money to finish the Wall & also change the ridiculous immigration laws that our Country is saddled with,’ he said in a long tweet. ‘Hard to believe there was a Congress & President who would approve!’
Trump made a similar declaration about the politics of the argument on Thursday afternoon, claiming that ‘everybody knows’ that walls ‘work perfectly’ while offering a prediction that his point of view would be vindicated in 2020.
‘This isn’t about the Wall, everybody knows that a Wall will work perfectly (In Israel the Wall works 99.9%). This is only about the Dems not letting Donald Trump & the Republicans have a win,’ he proclaimed. ‘They may have the 10 Senate votes, but we have the issue, Border Security. 2020!’
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