All Talk, No Action: Trump Furious Over Border Wall Funding And Yes–He Threatened A Shutdown

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Townhall
Matt Vespa
June 19, 2018

President Trump is reportedly furious that his border wall is not being fully funded. In a private meeting with members of the U.S. Senate, Trump was frustrated that the funds for his $25 billion project are not being served upfront. The president also threatened to shutdown the government in order to get the funds he needs for this critical campaign promise (via Politico):

In a private meeting regarding the wall Monday, Trump fumed to senators and his own staff about the $1.6 billion the Senate is planning to send him this fall, according to two people familiar with the meeting. Trump wants the full $25 billion upfront and doesn’t understand why Congress is going to supply him funds in a piecemeal fashion — even though that’s how the spending process typically works.

“He’s focused on border security. And like all presidents, he wants it done now. But we’re part of the legislative process, it’s slower and deliberate," said Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), who met with Trump.

The president said at the meeting that if Congress doesn’t give him the resources he needs for border security, he will shut down the government in September, according to one of the people familiar with the meeting. He did not give a specific number, but has been fixated on getting the $25 billion in a lump sum.

GOP lawmakers are loath to see a government shutdown on their watch just weeks before the midterm elections.

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He's 'reportedly furious' again. Well, at least he never gives up on getting something done.