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Trump I Would ‘Personally Prefer’ a Government Shutdown Before the Midterms


August 2, 2018

Pam Key


Thursday at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, PA, President Donald Trump said he would “personally prefer” to shut down the government before the midterm elections in November if Congress does not pass funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.


Trump said, “We are going to be taking some very tough actions. I don’t know if it’s before the election or after the election. You know a lot of the Republicans say, and they are good, they are good, we need more Republicans, and they are friends of mine, and they say president, you know –some of them are really tough guys —and they say, ‘Sir, we are better off if we wait until afterwards.'”



He continued, “I say it’s better before. Let’s do it before. You know who thinks It’s better to do it before? Rush Limbaugh thinks it should be before, before the election. You know who else? Sean Hannity. A lot of them, great people. A lot of people, a lot of great Republicans, they are well-meaning. They say ‘look we have the best economy ever. We are doing great.’ Maybe they don’t want to complicate it. I understand it. You know I’m a little torn myself. I would personally prefer before (November’s midterm elections). But whether it’s before or after, we’re either getting it, or we’re closing down government. We need border security. We need border security.”





https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018...-the-midterms/

Donald Trump: Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity Agree with Threat to Shutdown the Government




August 2, 2018


Charlie Spiering

He expressed his desire to force a shutdown fight with Democrats before the election.


“You know who thinks it should be before?” he asked. “Rush Limbaugh says it should be before the election, Sean Hannity, a lot of them. Great people.”

He acknowledged, however, that many “well-meaning” Republicans wanted him to wait until after the mid-term elections.


“They say, ‘We have the best economy ever, we are doing great, maybe we don’t want to complicate it,’” Trump said. “I understand it, I’m a little torn myself. I would personally prefer before.”


Trump suggested on Sunday that he was willing to force a government shutdown if Congress failed to fund the wall on the Southern border, end chain migration, and end catch-and-release laws.


He discussed the idea with Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday.


“I happen to think it’s a great political thing because people want border security,” Trump said.



https://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...he-government/

He only ask for 65 miles.

Investments in our layered defense at the border would include 65 miles of new border wall construction in the highest-traffic zones along the southwest border

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/05/08/...ittee-homeland

Originally Posted by stoptheinvaders

He only ask for 65 miles.

Investments in our layered defense at the border would include 65 miles of new border wall construction in the highest-traffic zones along the southwest border

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/05/08/...ittee-homeland

From your link:

Investments in our layered defense at the border would include 65 miles of new border wall construction in the highest-traffic zones along the southwest border, as well as priority tactical infrastructure, border security technology improvements, and aircraft acquisition. The Administration also reiterates the unfunded wall requests from the FY 2018 Budget in addition to the investments outlined in the FY 2019 Budget. These investments ensure DHS law enforcement personnel are supported with effective surveillance technology and equipment to improve their ability to detect and interdict illegal activity.

Originally Posted by GeorgiaPeach

“I happen to think it’s a great political thing because people want border security,” Trump said.

Why can't it be about what's best for the country and citizens instead of a political or campaign thing?

Originally Posted by stoptheinvaders

Why can't it be about what's best for the country and citizens instead of a political or campaign thing?

Because it requires winning elections to get the votes to do the "thing".