The president has regularly threatened to shut down the government over funding for his long-promised border wall, his signature campaign issue. I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck.”In an explosive White House meeting on Tuesday, President Donald Trump , House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sparred in front of reporters over Trump’s continued threat to shut down the government for border wall funding. "Let's debate in private": President Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi just sparred in the Oval Office on live TV about border security and funding Trump's wall https://t.co/uiiZgARky5 pic.twitter.com/EJBynT3NkRTrump wants to veto any congressional spending bill if he doesn’t get $5 billion for the wall, a demand that Democrats have rejected. In addition to border wall funding, Trump also ranted on Tuesday about Republican electoral victories and talked over Pelosi during the meeting. “It’s a total disaster for Trump,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said, speculating that Trump was simply throwing red meat to his political base.

Source: Huffington Post December 11, 2018 17:26 UTC