Thee partial government shutdown has entered its third week. And now, Senator Lindsey Graham is signaling very little hope that the standoff between Republicans and Democrats will come to a reasonable conclusion any time soon.
As Democrats refuse to make a deal with the President that includes funding for border security, Senator Graham is calling on President Trump to take matters in his own hands.
On Friday, Graham made his case for the second time in two days on why declaring a national emergency is the only way Trump can secure the border.
He cites Democrats’ hatred for President Trump as the core reason why they will not strike a deal and will do everything in their power to stop him in 2020.
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In multiple tweets posted after his Friday meeting with Trump and his team, Graham said, “Just met with President Trump and his team. It’s clear to both of us that Democrats don’t want to make a deal and will never support border wall/barriers.” Continued Below
He continued, “They hate President Trump more than they want to fix problems — even problems THEY acknowledged to be real and serious in the past!”
Graham then declared, “Democrats will do everything in their power to stop Trump in 2020.”
He ended his statement by made a pleading for Trump to “Declare a national emergency NOW” and “Build a wall NOW.” See Below
Lindsey Graham’s Official Tweets
Just met with President @realDonaldTrump and his team.
It’s clear to both of us that Democrats don’t want to make a deal and will never support border wall/barriers.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 11, 2019
Mr. President,
Declare a national emergency NOW.
Build a wall NOW.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 11, 2019
Here is video of Graham discussing more in-depth why the President must go with the option of declaring a national emergency:
