Trump Says He Won’t ‘Cave’ on Shutdown Ahead of Senate Votes
- Lawmakers to consider competing plans from Trump and Democrats
- Measures would need 60 votes to advance in GOP-majority Senate
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President Donald Trump said he wouldn’t “cave” in his demand for a border wall, adding to the likelihood that two Senate measures aimed at opening shuttered federal agencies will fail in votes on Thursday.
“Without a Wall it all doesn’t work,” Trump said, asserting that the structure would reduce crime, human trafficking, gangs and drugs. “Should have been done for decades. We will not Cave!”