Part of the government could close again if lawmakers fail to broker a budget deal before the stopgap spending bill expires Friday
Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina, one of the White House’s top congressional allies, said President Trump will find a way to fund the construction of a wall along the U. S.-Mexico border with or without Congress.
“This president is going to build a wall one way or another,” Meadows said on “Face the Nation” Sunday.
Meadows, chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said he expects Mr. Trump to take “executive action” — possibly by declaring a national emergency — to secure the border if congressional negotiators fail to broker an agreement on border security and avert another government shutdown.
Last month, the president backed off his rigid stance on border wall funding and signed a measure to fund the government for three weeks. The agreement ended a 35-day standoff in budget negotiations between the White House and congressional leaders and brought a temporary reprieve to approximately 800,000 workers across nine federal departments who had been furloughed or working without pay.
But part of the government could close again if lawmakers do not reach a broader budget agreement before the stopgap spending bill expires Friday.
