Currents News Staff
A choice between right and wrong, that’s how President Trump described the need for a wall along the southern border.
But democrats dismissed the rhetoric and blamed the President for shutting down part of the government.
From the Oval Office President Trump spoke to the world about the U.S/Mexico border.
“This is a humanitarian crisis. A crisis of the heart and a crisis of the soul. All Americans are hurt by uncontrolled illegal migration. It strains public resources and drives down jobs and wages,” said Trump.
The President demanded nearly six billion dollars to fund a barrier at the border, saying “this barrier is absolutely critical to border security.”
On the opposite end of Pennsylvania Avenue in the halls of Congress, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer rebutted the President’s claims.
“Democrats and the President both want stronger border security. However, we sharply disagree with the president about the most effective way to do it. The symbol of America should be the Statue of Liberty not a 30 foot wall,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
The wall is at the center of the second longest government shutdown on record. About 800 thousand federal workers are furloughed or working without pay.
“President Trump must stop holding the American people hostage and stop manufacturing a crisis, and must reopen the government,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Despite the dueling speeches the President plans to meet with democratic and republican leaders Wednesday to see if there can be a solution that ends the shutdown.
“Hopefully we can rise above partisan politics in order to support national security,” said Trump.