President Trump warned Democrats on Sunday they face a backlash if they fail to strike a deal with his administration and congressional Republicans that includes concessions for so-called Dreamers in exchange for border wall funding.
“Democrats are saying that DACA is not worth it and don’t want to include in talks. Many Hispanics will be coming over to the Republican side, watch!” Trump tweeted.
Democrats are saying that DACA is not worth it and don’t want to include in talks. Many Hispanics will be coming over to the Republican side, watch!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 13, 2019
One of the possible legislative solutions to end the ongoing partial federal government shutdown is a proposal from Sen. Lindsey Graham. The South Carolina Republican’s idea is to offer Democrats protections to beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and the Temporary Protected Status framework if they agree to meet Trump’s demand for roughly $5.6 billion to build a physical structure along the U.S.-Mexico border.
House Democrats have expressed doubts an agreement palatable to their energized base will ever be drafted.
Meanwhile Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have said in recent days the administration prefers to let the Supreme Court rule on DACA before they take any action on it. Their position is that DACA will be found unconstitutional by the country’s legal system.
Trump’s Twitter missive was one in a string of Sunday morning posts about the stalled negotiations to reopen the government.
“The building of the Wall on the Southern Border will bring down the crime rate throughout the entire Country!” Trump tweeted. “I’m in the White House, waiting. The Democrats are everywhere but Washington as people await their pay. They are having fun and not even talking!”
“The damage done to our Country from a badly broken Border – Drugs, Crime and so much that is bad – is far greater than a Shutdown, which the Dems can easily fix as soon as they come back to Washington!” the president also wrote.
The shutdown, now in its 23rd day, is the longest-lasting funding gap in U.S. history.
