Author: David Jackson / Source: USA TODAY
Democrats offered to boost spending and flashed signs of flexibility as congressional talks began Wednesday aimed at resolving the standoff with President Donald Trump over border security. (Jan. 30) AP
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump expressed skepticism Thursday that a congressional committee will agree to his demands for a border wall, raising the specters of another government shutdown or an “emergency declaration” sure to be challenged in court.
Tweeting that “Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee are wasting their time,” Trump said that “Democrats, despite all of the evidence, proof and Caravans coming, are not going to give money to build the DESPERATELY needed WALL.”
Trump did not specifically cite the prospects of another shutdown or an emergency declaration, but told Republicans “I’ve got you covered” because the “wall is already being built, I don’t expect much help!”
He did not elaborate.
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Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee are wasting their time. Democrats, despite all of the evidence, proof and Caravans coming, are not going to give money to build the DESPERATELY needed WALL. I’ve got you covered. Wall is already being built, I don’t expect much help!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
The tweet came shortly after Trump changed his terms of debate, now insisting he wants a “wall” on the border, not a “barrier” or “fence.
”“Lets just call them WALLS from now on and stop playing political games!,” he posted on Twitter. “A WALL is a WALL!”
After weeks of downplaying the stark image of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border – and saying it could be a less obtrusive “barrier” like a “steel slat fence”…
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