Trump Says He’s Now Planning ‘Steel Barrier’ Instead of Concrete
- President repeats threat to declare national border emergency
- Democrats say open the government, then talk about the border
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President Donald Trump said his administration is now planning a steel barrier on the U.S. border with Mexico rather than a concrete wall, even as he renewed a threat to invoke a national emergency as a way to circumvent Congress on border funding.
Trump told reporters that his next move may depend on what happens in coming days on attempts to end a partial government shutdown now into its third week.