INTERVIEW – MARK KRIKORIAN – nationally recognized expert on immigration issues, and is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) – discussed the border wall funding fight and government shutdown.
- Trump invites congressional leaders to White House for border wall briefing.
- House Democrats are preparing bills to end the government shutdown, deny Trump his wall money, and pressure the Senate to go along, WaPo reports
- Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 21h21 hours ago: The Democrats, much as I suspected, have allocated no money for a new Wall. So imaginative! The problem is, without a Wall there can be no real Border Security – and our Country must finally have a Strong and Secure Southern Border!
- Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 20h20 hours ago: One thing has now been proven. The Democrats do not care about Open Borders and all of the crime and drugs that Open Borders bring!
- Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 17h17 hours ago: Border Security and the Wall “thing” and Shutdown is not where Nancy Pelosi wanted to start her tenure as Speaker! Let’s make a deal?