Lindsey Graham: Trump needs to ‘dig in’ on wall funding

jwxie518 · 09:10 PM

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill...-funding%3famp

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who has emerged as one of President Trump's staunchest allies on Capitol Hill, urged the president to "dig in" on funding for a border wall as a deadline to fund parts of the government looms.

Trump made a "compelling case that you need more wall funding to secure the country," Graham said on Fox News Tuesday night.

"He needs to dig in and get the very Democrats who voted for $25 billion to give him $5 [billion] because we need the money now more than ever," he added, referring to a February deal that fell through. It would have provided $25 billion for border security, including the wall, along with protections for young undocumented immigrants protected by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Graham's comments came hours after an Oval Office meeting Tuesday in which Trump stunned Republicans when he said he would take ownership of a partial government shutdown if an agreement could not be reached with Democrats over funding for a border wall.

"We don't get what we want, one way or the other whether it's through you, through military, through anything you want to call, I will shut down the government. And I am proud to shut down the government for border security. I will take the mantle. I will shut it down, I'm not going to blame you for it," Trump told Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at the White House.

Funding for seven government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, will lapse on Dec. 21 without a deal.

Graham during the Fox interview urged Trump to pair DACA with border wall money in a new round of government funding and dare the Democrats to decline the deal.

"I think the president and people like me need to make a case to the American people that they're denying this president money that makes sense. ... It's not the money, it's the desire to have Trump fail," he said.

"He's in a good spot - make the case that this money is necessary, and challenge the Democrats to work on DACA plus the wall, and if they say no to that, that means they really do hate Trump more than they care about the country, and that will blow up in their face."

Trump has made his campaign promise of a border wall the cornerstone of his immigration policy, though its funding is in serious jeopardy with Democrats poised to take control of the House of Representatives in January.

jwxie518 · 12-12-2018, 09:11 PM

At least he is still bringing up DACA. He is right, challenge Democrats by pairing DACA with wall funding. The fact someone still talk about DACA from a Republican side means a lot! Face the fact.

Got_Daca · 12-12-2018, 09:17 PM

Graham is better than all Dems put together

BrokeAssDreamer · 12-12-2018, 09:20 PM

They should charge us 5k each to become citizens within a few years and there’s their wall money. We’ll pay for that shit smh ...

jwxie518 · 12-12-2018, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Got_Daca

Graham is better than all Dems put together

Yea. Whether he cares enough or not, he brought it up like ten times in the interviews means anlot to me. I hope the President would take his suggestion. Time for show hands.

jwxie518 · 12-12-2018, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Got_Daca

Graham is better than all Dems put together

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Originally Posted by BrokeAssDreamer

They should charge us 5k each to become citizens within a few years and there’s their wall money. We’ll pay for that shit smh ...

5k? I will pay $20,000

BrokeAssDreamer · 12-12-2018, 09:23 PM

Haha I would too but Dems will never agree to that, 5k is very reasonable in my opinion. Not everyone has that kinds of money

Got_Daca · 12-12-2018, 09:25 PM

Even Durbin is silent

jwxie518 · 12-12-2018, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BrokeAssDreamer

Haha I would too but Dems will never agree to that, 5k is very reasonable in my opinion. Not everyone has that kinds of money

I know, just saying. Shut-Up-Take-My-Money.jpg.

Got_Daca · 12-12-2018, 09:28 PM

5 billion is nothing if DACA is attached

Graham is right

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