"He is willing to do whatever it takes to secure the border. He does take this very seriously. This is a serious humanitarian and security crisis"
Less than 48 hours after President Trump signed legislation ending the longest government shutdown in U. S. history, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said the president would have no problem doing it again when funding is due to dry up again in three weeks.
« Yeah, actually I think he is, » Mulvaney said on « Face the Nation, » when asked if the president is willing to shut the government down again if he doesn’t reach a deal with lawmakers over border spending. « He is willing to do whatever it takes to secure the border. He does take this very seriously. This is a serious humanitarian and security crisis. »
Mulvaney said Mr. Trump « doesn’t want to shut the government down » and prefers to address border security « the way that things are supposed to get fixed with our government, which is through legislation. »
« We’re still in the middle of these negotiations, » he said.
