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In reply to the discussion: UPDATED: Trump threatens to 'close Southern Border entirely' if Democrats don't fund border wall [View all]salin
(48,958 posts)6. courtesy of Oslo's Vigeland Sculpture Park - here's the President this morning:

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UPDATED: Trump threatens to 'close Southern Border entirely' if Democrats don't fund border wall [View all]
DonViejo
Dec 2018
OP
Let him go ahead as he'll also be halting trade back and forth across the border.
brush
Dec 2018
#35
My thoughts exactly, and Nancy should tell him that we aren't paying for that either.
politicaljunkie41910
Dec 2018
#92
Democrats & greedy traitor RepubliCons knew. Diff is RepubliCONs put greed & party over country. .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2018
#9
Pass a clean funding bill ASAP & then ignore tRump as much as possible. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2018
#7
Call his bluff. The new house should pass the last Senate's funding bill.
LakeSuperiorView
Dec 2018
#14
If any sort of compromise with funding is passed, it must call for American Steel.
LakeSuperiorView
Dec 2018
#23
It's actually amusing to see how much he is freaking out over his own shutdown.
Chemisse
Dec 2018
#16
I'm expecting them to just re-educate the cult on what they've always believed
underpants
Dec 2018
#56
So that would leave Mar-a-Lago with ZERO employee's. OK,close the border Trump.....
Bengus81
Dec 2018
#18
So this is how he tries to get people to sign his free trade agreement
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2018
#22
45, failed negotiator grifter-in-chief, tries rule by name calling, tantrum threats and ultimatum.
ancianita
Dec 2018
#45
Correction, Republicans don't fund his border wall. They're still in charge of all branches
ffr
Dec 2018
#54
If he can just "close the Border permanently" now, why does he need $Billions to do it?
George II
Dec 2018
#57
We have serious problems but this isn't one of them. Just stirring his base to save himself.
mahina
Dec 2018
#71
So by "forced to close" presumably he's suggesting shutting down cross-border traffic
RHMerriman
Dec 2018
#79
"The United States looses soooo much money on Trade with Mexico under NAFTA"
Basement Beat
Dec 2018
#83