Trump Repeats Threat of Federal Shutdown to Get His Border Wall
- Says at tax-focused event that trade relationships must change
- Appearance in Ohio comes days before Republican primary vote
A U.S. Border Patrol agent stands guard in front of border wall construction in Calexico, California, on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
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President Donald Trump renewed a threat to close down the federal government when current funding runs out in September if immigration reforms and funding for a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico aren’t forthcoming.
“We may have to close up our country to get this straight,” Trump said Saturday during an event in Cleveland focused on the benefits of the 2017 Republican tax overhaul. People in the U.S. illegally are exploiting a “catch and release” policy, Trump said.