Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Trump Would Be "Proud" To Shutdown Government If Wall Isn't Funded - New York Times

Even as both Schumer and Pelosi kept warning him that the conversation needed to be in private, Trump got himself so worked up that by the end of the meeting he was boasting of his willingness to shut down the government if his wall isn't funded by Congress.

During a televised sit down with Democratic congressional leaders, Nancy Pelosi’s insistence that President Trump doesn’t have the votes in the House for a border wall seemed to set him off.  He proceeded to interrupt the likely House Speaker 15 times.

Even as both Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi kept warning him that the conversation needed to be in private, Trump got himself so worked up over the need for his conception of border security that by the end of the meeting he was boasting of his willingness to shut down the government.

Trump wants Congress to fund the construction of his border wall project.  

In the event during which he launched his presidential campaign in June of 2015, Trump famously stated:
"I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great great wall on our southern border and I’ll have Mexico pay for that wall."
The full article is available here