Republican Lawmakers Ignore Trump’s Shutdown Threat
- Leaders move ahead with plan to put off wall funding increase
- Battle over funding could resume after November elections
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Donald Trump repeated his threat to shut down the U.S. government if lawmakers don’t provide more money to build his proposed border wall, even as Republicans in Congress are planning to push a fight over the president’s signature proposal past the November election.
Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump said: "If we don’t get border security after many many years of talk within the United States, I would have no problem doing a shutdown. It’s time we had proper border security." The president’s comments followed a tweet on Sunday with a similar message, though he hasn’t specified a timetable.