Government shutdown now what weve seen plenty of rhetoric, political bluster, and finger pointing. What we havent seen, any signs of real progress. Now President Trump is warning he will consider declaring a National Emergency to build the border wall based on what happens over the next few days. Vice president mike pence wrapped up another meeting with capitol hill staffers last hour after talks yesterday for about 2 1 2 hours went nowhere. No word yet on whether todays talks went any better, but even President Trump himself wasnt very hopeful, saying he didnt expect any progress. And trump has made it clear he will not back down on his demands for wall funding. This is a very important battle to win from the standpoint of safety, number one, defining our country and who we are. Also from the standpoint of dollars. This wall will pay for itself many times during the course of a year. The money were talking about is very small compared to the return. You think i like doing this . I don
Justifications for the 5. 7 billion wall. But the president himself says no progress is expected at that meeting. And trump has made it clear he will not back down on his demands for wall funding. This is a very important battle to win from the standpoint of safety, number one, defining our country and who we are, also from the standpoint of dollars. This wall will pay for itself many times during the course of a year. The money were talking about is very small compared to the return. Do you think i like doing this . I dont like doing this. But we have no choice, we have to have it. Lets check in with cnn correspondent boris sanchez. What more can you tell us about kne these negotiations and even talks at camp david . Whats happening . Sources are presenting to democrats that official justification you mentioned, basically an explanation of how they plan to spend the 5. 7 billion that President Trump has requested for his border wall. Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said that reque
Wall. Were going to build a wall. Dont worry about it. Oh, well build it. President trump wants money to build it. Democrats in congress say, okay, but the amount they offered does not make the president happy. So President Trump allowed the money for nine cabinet level departments to dry up, and there we stand. Both sides are saying they wont budge, no further negotiations scheduled. I want you to hear now from one of the president s closest adviser, kellyanne conway. She was on cnn earlier today, echoing her boss sentiment, that its not their fault, that the democrats are being stubborn, not the white house. Take a listen. They failed to pass shutdown over a wall. No, no. That is incorrect. The president said it in the oval office. He said very, very clearly. The shutdown is over Border Security. No, no, no. The house later passed 5. 6 billion for Border Security. They didnt pass it for a wall. Is it Border Security, or is it the wall . We have a drug crisis at our border. Its all of
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