Trump Schools Dems On Border Security As They Block Government Funding President Trump has put the Democrats on the ropes by reminding the American people that they are all that stands in the way of effective border security.  Ahead of a Wednesday meeting with congressional leaders to discuss the partial government shutdown that is dragging on amidst Democrats’ refusal to appropriate funding for a border wall, the President made clear that he will not sacrifice border security for a government funding deal that maintains the broken status quo on immigration enforcement. To hammer that point home, the meeting included a briefing by Department of Homeland Security officials so they could tell recalcitrant Democrats based on firsthand experience how vital a wall is to our efforts to ensure border security. While the House passed legislation that provides the roughly $5 billion President Trump has requested for the wall, the effort has stalled in the Senate, where the 60-vote threshold required for a floor vote allows the minority Democrats to exercise a sort of de facto veto power. ( Full story in Link below) https://townhall.com/columnists/harlanhill/2019/01/03/trump-schools-dems-on-border-security-as-they-block-government-funding-n2538463