Trump threatens to entirely shut the US-Mexico border over impasse on wall funding

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. Hard to believe there was a Congress & President who would approve!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 28, 2018

Trump wrote, “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. Hard to believe there was a Congress & President who would approve!”

Trump has maintained that he will not back down from his demand for requisite funds for the border wall, while the Democrats have refused to release the $5 billion that the president says he needs. He has further refused to sign a spending package which resulted in the partial shutdown of the government.

The Trump administration stayed in Washington over Christmas hoping to negotiate a deal with the Democrats who have argued that it is a waste of taxpayers money.

Statements issued by both the camps on Thursday indicated that the impasse is all set to continue in the new year. The partial government shutdown that started last Saturday has affected 800,000 federal employees, who have either been furloughed or are working without pay, the Associated Press reported.

In fact, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney feels that the shutdown could stretch till January when the new Congress is seated. “It’s very possible that this shutdown will go beyond the 28th and into the new Congress,” Mulvaney was quoted by the Associated Press.

The President’s warning comes in the wake of the shutdown dragging onto next week while the House and the Senate who meet again on Monday, have failed to reach a compromise yet.