Trump says he will 'be forced to close' the border if doesn't get his wall and immigration overhaul | Daily Mail Online

Trump says he will 'be forced to close' the border if doesn't get his wall and immigration overhaul | Daily Mail Online: Trump lashed out against Democrats again on Friday in a series of tweets in which he threatened to close the U.S.-border with Mexico Incoming chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said shortly after 'I think he is' serious In addition to a wall, he said he wants an immigration overhaul Tied the dispute to trade as he threatened to toss out existing agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico that has been redesigned but not passed In tweets on Thursday the president harangued Democrats for 'stupidity' that he said was driving them to oppose his strategy for fighting illegal immigration Trump also said most of the federal workers who are out of work because of the partial government shutdown are Democrats That, he claims, should motivate his adversaries in Congress to negotiate with him over funding for his long-promised border wall Partial shutdown, which affects workers paid through agencies that administer one-quarter of the federal budget, is entering its seventh day It will continue until early next week at least and is likely to last into 2019 See original work for more on this and other stories.