Posted on 12/28/2018 6:12:19 AM PST by Mariner
President Trump on Friday threatened to "close the Southern Border entirely" if Democrats do not agree to provide money to "finish" building a wall on the Mexican border.
Trump made the threat in a tweet on the seventh day of a partial government shutdown that entered its seventh day on Friday with no end in sight.
The shutdown began on Saturday after Democrats rejected demands from Trump that $5 billion be included for the wall in a measure to keep the government open.
"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," the president tweeted.
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Time is on his side.
Do it.
Go President Trump!
Shut it down!
About time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I approve of this action.
Why wait on democrats?
The southern border poses a security threat to the US.
Do your job, Mr. President!
Stick to your guns, Mr. President. Show the dimwitted dems who is boss!
Monday...... they were given a chance and refused to deal.
The consequence for inaction is total shutdown of the border to all but Americans with valid passports returning
I can hardly believe that I am fortunate enough to live in these historic times.
I love this guy.
He better be ready to tell the hack judge to pond sand. You can bet they are already prepping the injunction.
How about totally shut down the border AND up the ante to the original $25 billion?
Chucky and Nan are in a losing position here. Exploit it.
AWESOME!!!
You can’t tell judges to pound sand.
Actions are far more effective than threats of actions.
Just sayin’
So, a federal judge will rule his MOTIVE was spite of Democrats rather than national security.
Yeah.
Ok, then. It would be good for the executive branch to exercise its authority.
New caravan forming. Hundreds of illegals are being dumped off at bus stations by the DHS. Democrats have been given control of the House.
The only thing Trump has left is to invoke emergency powers.
And, take the Andrew Jackson strategy of telling the Federal Judiciary to go to hell.
Agreed. Close the border indefinitely. Get the wall, get control, then selectively re-open. Maybe. Maybe not. Every American citizen LOSES every time an illegal gets across our borders - the freeloaders do not pay their share and take jobs away from Americans. And no kidding, Americans will in fact do those jobs - as I can personally attest having done manual labor as a young man to help pay for college. Implement E-Verify nationally and put a bounty on illegals and those who hire them. We’ve got 10-20 million illegals here and the ALL NNED TO GO!
"...Chuck and Nan are in a losing position here. Exploit it..."
Keep up the pressure and double-down! All in for the wall!
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