Prominent leaders of the Democratic Party once fiercely endorsed border security, and had even voted to secure a border fence along the nation’s southern border.
These stringent calls for tougher border policy appear to have ceased since Donald Trump took office as President of the United States.
During President Trump’s Oval Office address on Tuesday evening, the president said Democrats once supported fences and barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Democrats’ message will be that there is no crisis that merits building a barrier on the border. The only crisis is that the government is partially closed.
Pelosi and Schumer will deliver the Democrat Party’s response to Trump’s Oval Office address on his proposal to erect a wall on the Sothern border.
CBS News and NBC News announced Tuesday morning that they will broadcast the Democrat Party’s response to President Donald Trump’s Oval Office address.
CNN is expected to air a live broadcast of the Democratic Party’s response to President Donald Trump’s first Oval Office address Tuesday evening.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer released a statement Monday evening demanding equal airtime for Democrats after all major news networks announced their intention to air President Trump’s upcoming address on border security.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who likes to refer to himself as the “guardian” of Israel, is whipping against a pro-Israel bill in the U.S. Senate — as a protest against the ongoing partial government shutdown.
Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Monday that “enough is enough,” it is time to secure America’s southern border.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) did not see the humor in the Game of Thrones memes President Donald Trump used to announce his plans to build a wall along the U.S. southern border, telling him he had “enough.”
“There’s not going to be any bend right here,” Trump said, reminding reporters that his voters and even some Democrat voters supported the idea of stronger border security.
What if they held a shut down and no one noticed?
“I did say that, absolutely I said that,” he said. “I don’t think it will, but I am prepared, and I think that I can speak for Republicans in the House and Republicans in the Senate. They feel very strongly about having a safe country.”
“This should have been done by all of the presidents preceding me,” Trump said. “We’re not playing games; we have to do it.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) criticized President Trump Thursday while “under the shadow of a government shutdown.”
President Trump is pressing Democratic leaders for $5.6 billion in border-fence funding for 2019, but Democrats face little public, media, or political pressure to end the shutdown or provide anything above $1.3 billion for some mix of fencing and various “border security” projects.
The lefist media are attacking Rep.Mo Brooks (R-AL) for backing President Donald Trump’s effort to build a wall on the U.S. southern border.
“We never did get through the complete briefing from the Secretary of Homeland which we were concerned about,” McCarthy said outside the White House, adding that he was “disappointed.”
“I am in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come on over and make a deal on Border Security,” Trump wrote on Twitter as the partial government shutdown continued into the eighth day.
As long as he holds firm on the policy priorities most important to his base — especially border security — Trump will have flexibility to negotiate on other issues.
As the partial government shutdown affecting about a quarter of the federal government nears the one-week mark, President Donald Trump is escalating his battle for the border wall with Democrats, pushing for more funding for the barrier.
Wednesday night on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel said it was “shameful” that Democratic lawmakers have never supported the men and woman who work for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. McDaniel said, “The ICE
President Donald Trump claims he has awarded a contract to construct 115 miles of border wall in Texas as a partial government shutdown over the U.S.-Mexico border wall extends into Christmas Eve.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed to reporters that the president would remain at the White House, while First Lady Melania Trump would return from their Mar-a-Lago resort to spend Christmas together with the family.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated this week “may have been the most chaotic week of what’s undoubtedly the most chaotic presidency ever in the history of the United States.” Schumer said, “This may have
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stated that the decision over a government shutdown ultimately comes down to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). McCarthy said, “[T]he House did pass a
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) says the Republicans in the House and Senate, as well as President Trump, ought to tie $25 billion in border wall funding to Sen. Chuck Schumer’s infrastructure plan.
Congressional leaders said late Friday there will be no new House or Senate votes on Friday evening, meaning the federal government is heading into a partial shutdown at midnight for the third time in President Donald Trump’s presidency.
During a speech on the Senate floor on Friday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that President Trump’s border wall “does not have 60 votes here in the Senate, let alone 50 votes.” Schumer said, “As we said to President
David Clarke advised Donald Trump’s supporters to pressure their elected officials to fund construction of a border wall.
President Donald Trump said he was prepared for a “long shutdown” on Friday, as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer refused to support the House-passed bill to fund the government.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said on Thursday evening that Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis could have sent in his resignation letter because he did not want to build President Donald Trump’s border wall.
During a press conference on Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) declared that President Trump’s “temper tantrum” could lead to a government shutdown, but “it will not get him his wall.” Schumer said, “Now, today’s events have made one
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) told Breitbart News in exclusive interviews on Thursday that Democrats should be careful in a battle over wall funding because President Donald Trump “does not blink very often” in a fight.
Mark Warner, the Senate Intelligence Committee’s leading Democrat, told CNN that because William Barr seemingly solicited the nomination for Attorney General, President Trump should withdraw it.
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) says President Trump will not win re-election in 2020 if his central campaign promise of building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is not honored.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said on Wednesday that he plans to introduce a short-term spending bill that would fund the government through February.
The big beautiful border wall promised during the 2016 campaign is being built as a see-through barrier of steel slats, President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday night.
Alternative ways for President Trump’s administration to scrounge together money to construct more of their bollard-style fencing at the United States-Mexico border may amount to less than $600 million.
During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that the White House would need Congressional approval to get wall funding from another part of the government, and they will not get that approval.
