Trump Threatens Government Shutdown Over Funding "The Wall"

Donald Trump threatens to shut down federal government over "wall funding"

Remember all during the 2016 presidential campaign Donald Trump's promises of building a wall along the U.S. southern border and Mexico would pay for it?

Over and over he told his followers how "easy" it would be to get the Mexican government to pay for 'the wall.'

Not sure whatever happened to that plan because now the Trumpster is threatening to shut down the federal government if Democrats in Congress don't vote to give him tens of billions of dollars to build 'the wall.'

This morning, Trump tweeted, "I would be willing to “shut down” government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc. and finally go to system of Immigration based on MERIT! We need great people coming into our Country!"

I would be willing to “shut down” government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc. and finally go to system of Immigration based on MERIT! We need great people coming into our Country!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2018

And the Twitterverse responded:

Pro tip on who’s responsible if government shuts down this fall:
(a) Republicans control House
(b) Republicans control Senate
(c) Republican President just told
you he wants to shut down the
government in the fall

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) July 29, 2018

Oh please do shutdown the GOP controlled Congress right before the midterms...Im begging you. Please Please please!!!

— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) July 29, 2018

.@SenRonJohnson reacts to @realDonaldTrump threatening government shutdown over border wall funding: I don’t like playing shutdown politics… I don’t think it would be helpful so let’s try to avoid it. pic.twitter.com/Ok9pBledUv

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) July 29, 2018

“A shutdown falls on the President’s lack of leadership. He can’t even control his party and get people together in a room. A shutdown means the President is weak”

-Donald Trump 2013

— md (@MelissaDonell) July 29, 2018