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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSanders: Trump willing to 'do what it takes,' including bypassing Congress, to build border wall
Speaking to "Fox News Sunday," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders affirmed that President Trump remains willing to declare a "national emergency" to ensure that his proposed southern border wall is constructed -- even if, as they have vowed, Democrats in Congress refuse to fund it.
Sanders also revealed that while "some progress" was made during Saturday's negotiations between top Democrats and White House officials and House Democrats over how to end the ongoing partial federal government shutdown over wall funding, Democrats didn't appear willing to reach a deal.
"Democrats set down -- the first thing that one of the individuals from the Democrats side said in the meeting was, 'Were not here to make an agreement.' So this is the beginning of a conversation that still has, I think, a lot left to be worked out. Theyre going to meet again later this afternoon, and hopefully theyll continue to make progress and continue to move the ball down the field."
Pressed by Chris Wallace as to whether the government shutdown could indeed last for more than a year, as President Trump warned last week, Sanders didn't hesitate.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sanders-trump-willing-to-do-what-it-takes-including-bypassing-congress-to-build-border-wall/ar-BBRRWNM?li=BBnb7Kz
Let him pay for it out of his own damn pocket then. He's not getting money any other way.
dlk
(11,537 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,780 posts)You get most of the ego monument paid for.
The problem is, give Trump a Billion, he will demand more the next time. Just like George W. Bush kept asking Congress for more tens of millions for the Iraq War. Like $87 Billion was not enough?