Trump Threatens to Shut Down Southern Border Over Wall Funding

Petr Svab
Petr Svab
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President Donald Trump said he will close the southern border if Congress doesn’t approve funding for border wall and deliver immigration reform. He also reiterated that his administration will cut off aid to several Central American countries that, Trump said, have done little to stop their citizens from coming to the U.S. illegally.

“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 wrote in the first of a Dec. 28 battery of tweets. “Hard to believe there was a Congress & President who would approve!”
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
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Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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