CNN White House reporter Kaitlan Collins and President Trump went back and forth over funding for the border wall during a press conference in the Rose Garden Friday, with Collins continuing to question Trump after an aide retrieved the microphone from her.
“This should have been done by all of the presidents preceding me,” Trump said. “We’re not playing games; we have to do it.”
The White House released the eight-page briefing as well as a letter from the president to all members of Congress.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Thursday reportedly dodged questions about whether she will forego her Congressional salary during the government shutdown.
Thursday at a press conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) joked that she might pay a dollar for President Donald Trump’s proposed wall on the U.S. Mexico border. When asked if Democrats would spend “even a dollar” for a wall, Pelosi said,
During an interview broadcast on Thursday’s edition of the Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Vice President Mike Pence declared that “We will have no deal without a wall.” Pence said, “[T]he president’s made it clear, we’re here to make a deal.
Thursday at a news conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said President Donald Trump’s proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border was “a wall between reality and his constituents.” She addeda that was because “he does not want them to know
The spending bills proposed by House Democrats to end the partial government shutdown offer no funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, but provide over $12 billion more in foreign aid than the Trump administration requested, according to a statement on Thursday from the White House Office of Management and Budget.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) declared that “Democrats will never cave to Donald Trump’s demands in a government shutdown.” He also said that while he would be open to a comprehensive plan on immigration,
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) criticized President Trump Thursday while “under the shadow of a government shutdown.”
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) stated Democrats will not “compromise on the basics.” He added that one of the basics is an offer of $1.3 billion in border security funding. Durbin said, “[W]e
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) predicted in an interview with Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity Wednesday evening that it will “probably the end of [the Trump] presidency” if an agreement with Democrats to end the government shutdown is reached without funding for a southern border wall.
On Wednesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp stated that $1.3 billion in border security funding is “obviously not going to be enough.” Schlapp said, “We know that the vice president, as well as the president, presented
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Senator-Elect Mitt Romney (R-UT) defended his op-ed criticizing President Trump, but said that he will “be with Republicans” on the government shutdown. Romney said, “Well, with regards to the shutdown, I’ll be with
During a portion of an interview with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie released on Wednesday, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) vowed there will be no money given to fund President Trump’s border wall. Guthrie asked Pelosi if she is willing to
Wednesday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Joy Behar said President Donald Trump’s supporters did not care if he lied “right to their faces.” Behar said, “The thing that’s so appalling is that the lying continues and his base apparently still
Wednesday on MSNBC, commentator Bill Kristol said Senate Republicans were likely to override a veto by President Donald Trump to open the government without securing funding to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Kristol said, “There’s six other departments
Wednesday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host and legal analysts for the network Sunny Hostin said President Donald Trump is hurting Americans with the government shutdown over funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Hostin said, “He’s really hurting people,
Wednesday on CBS’s “This Morning,” Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) commented on the ongoing partial government shutdown, accusing President Donald Trump of using “an extremist policy” to “hold the whole country hostage.” Nagler said Trump “is feeling abandoned” by voters and some
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) stated that the government should be reopened and Congress should then negotiate on immigration. Dingell touted the Democratic proposal to reopen the government through February 8, “and give us time to
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN Right Now,” Representative Anthony Brown (D-MD) said the border wall funding issue should be moved to February, and declared that there will not be movement on a border wall “unless it’s part of a comprehensive
Monday on CNN’s “Right Now,” network political analyst Molly Ball said instead of insisting an actual wall be built on the U.S.-Mexico border President Donald Trump was “tweeting a picture of Venetian blinds looking things.” Ball said, “We have seen with
On Monday’s “CNN Right Now,” Representative Ryan Costello (R-PA) stated that President Trump’s position on the government shutdown, to the degree anyone can figure out what it is, “has been unreasonable,” the president isn’t getting $5 billion for wall funding, and
With just hours remaining in 2018, Hollywood film director and far-left social media personality Rob Reiner shared a profanity-laced New Year’s resolution on social media: Get President Donald Trump “the fuck out of the White House.”
Howard Dean claims President Trump is “mentally incapacitated” and, therefore, cannot negotiate an agreement to end the government shutdown.
“Our Southern Border has long been an ‘Open Wound,’ where drugs, criminals (including human traffickers) and illegals would pour into our Country,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
Sen. Linsdey Graham (R-SC) met with President Donald Trump over lunch on Sunday and suggested a new deal in which the president would renew 700,000 work permits in exchange for $5 billion towards border security.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) said the government shutdown made lawmakers look “silly.” Shelby said, “Our negotiations are at an impasse at the moment. I wish it were not so. We’ve got to move away
Sunday on WAAY’s “Guerrilla Politics,” Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) said the government shutdown will end when the amount of “American blood” on the hands of Democratic leadership becomes overwhelming. Brooks said, “It is a very tough position that the Democrats
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) said President Donald Trump wants “to use the American taxpayer like an ATM machine” to pay for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Partial transcript as follows: BRENNAN: Your colleague Senator
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Democrats would not give President Donald Trump funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Jeffries said, “At its core, our responsibility in government is to manage public money. We can either
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” White House counselor Kellyanne Conway criticized House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for her Christmas vacation in Hawaii during the government shutdown. Conway said, “The Democrats have to come back. Nancy Pelosi
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) called President Donald Trump “an angry, emotional, unstable man sitting in the White House.” Discussing the government shutdown, McAuliffe said, “The Democrats should not give an inch on this.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) stated that he will put a bill on the floor to end the government shutdown on January 3. Hoyer said, “I’m going to be the majority leader
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Up,” incoming House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that Democrats “are not going to allow the American people to be held hostage to a $5 billion, or somewhere south of that, ransom note
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Cavuto Live,” House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack (R-AR) predicted that there will be no movement on the government shutdown until the new Congress is sworn in, and then he expects that
“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.
Friday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” former Bush speechwriter and Atlantic writer David Frum said the current government shutdown would end with President Donald Trump backing down over his demand for funding to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Frum said, “One of Donald
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) predicted that the government shutdown will last until mid-January and a figure around $1.6 billion for border security will be settled on. Flake said that the shutdown is “a
Friday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” network host Al Sharpton implied President Donald Trump was not intelligent. During a discussion on the government shutdown over border wall funding, Sharpton said, “You have to be careful on how he defines win. In the decades
