President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would be willing to shut down the government in order to get the funding needed for his proposed border wall.
“If we have to close down our government, we’re building that wall,” Trump said at a rally in Arizona.
If Congress does not reach a funding deal that the president signs into law by a Sept. 30 deadline, the government will shut down. Congressional Democrats have explicitly said they will not support a deal that includes money for the wall.
Trump could, in theory, veto or choose not to sign a spending measure that Congress passes without funding for the barrier, causing a shutdown.
