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UPDATED 9:59 AM PT — Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018
There was fire and fury in the Oval Office as President Trump clashed with Democrat leadership over border security.
At the White House Tuesday, President Trump argued with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Nancy Pelosi over getting votes for the border wall funding.
The president was attempting to explain why he can’t get it passed through the Senate with Democrat votes, but Nancy Pelosi kept interrupting by saying he doesn’t have the votes anywhere.
House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., argue during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Trump then said he will shut down the government if he doesn’t get the needed funding for the border wall. Schumer pushed back on the president by saying it will not shut down due to wall funding, but the president did not back down.
“And if it’s not good border security, I won’t take it, because when you look at these numbers, of the effectiveness of our border security, and when you look at the job that we’re doing with our our military…when you have walls, Chuck, it’s effective, when you don’t have walls it is not effective,” explained President Trump.
He further stated the wall is a big part of border security and he would be proud to shut down the government to protect our country.
