The ongoing back-and-forth between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats over funding a wall on the southern border isn’t over — in fact, it’s apparently barely started. During a meeting with Democrats on Jan. 4 over the government…
The ongoing back-and-forth between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats over funding a wall on the southern border isn’t over — in fact, it’s apparently barely started. During a meeting with Democrats on Jan. 4 over the government shutdown, which has gone nearly two weeks, Trump drew a line in the sand: money for the wall or keeping the government shut down for as long as it takes to get it. And according to Trump, the government shutdown might go for years, so… that’s not good.
In the Jan. 4 meeting, which Democrats called “contentious” but Trump characterized as “productive,” the president reportedly threatened to keep the government shut down “for a very long period of time — months or even years” — until his request is met, according to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
