South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says he encouraged President Trump “to dig in” and not give up his fight to secure funding for a border wall as part of a deal to avert a government shutdown. "If we don't have border security, we'll shut down the government," Trump said. But border wall funding remains the sticking point as Trump and congressional leaders try to hammer out a government spending package. Schumer has previously said Democrats want to work with Trump to avert a shutdown, but said money for border security should not include the concrete wall Trump has envisioned. Trump, calling for the border wall funding, has referred to illegal immigration as a "threat to the well-being of every American community."

Source: Fox News December 11, 2018 20:25 UTC