Trump Threatens To 'Permanently' Close US-Mexico Border
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President Trump on Monday threatened to "permanently" close the southern border.
President Trump on Monday threatened to "permanently" close the southern border.
"Mexico should move the flag waving Migrants, many of whom are stone cold criminals, back to their countries," Trump tweeted. "Do it by plane, do it by bus, do it anyway you want, but they are NOT coming into the U.S.A. We will close the Border permanently if need be. Congress, fund the WALL!"
The tweet echoes his remarks on Thursday when he told reporters that he's prepared to shut down the entire border if the migrant situation gets out of control, reports Slate. "If we find that it's uncontrollable…it gets to a level where we are going to lose control or where people are going to start getting hurt, we will close entry into the country for a period of time until we can get it under to control," Trump said. He confirmed that he meant "the whole border."
Trump has posted numerous tweets in the wake of a migrant caravan heading to the U.S. border.
In one of the tweets, he wrote: "The Caravans are made up of some very tough fighters and people. Fought back hard and viciously against Mexico at Northern Border before breaking through. Mexican soldiers hurt, were unable, or unwilling to stop Caravan."
President Trump on Monday threatened to "permanently" close the southern border.
"Mexico should move the flag waving Migrants, many of whom are stone cold criminals, back to their countries," Trump tweeted. "Do it by plane, do it by bus, do it anyway you want, but they are NOT coming into the U.S.A. We will close the Border permanently if need be. Congress, fund the WALL!"
The tweet echoes his remarks on Thursday when he told reporters that he's prepared to shut down the entire border if the migrant situation gets out of control, reports Slate. "If we find that it's uncontrollable…it gets to a level where we are going to lose control or where people are going to start getting hurt, we will close entry into the country for a period of time until we can get it under to control," Trump said. He confirmed that he meant "the whole border."
Trump has posted numerous tweets in the wake of a migrant caravan heading to the U.S. border.
In one of the tweets, he wrote: "The Caravans are made up of some very tough fighters and people. Fought back hard and viciously against Mexico at Northern Border before breaking through. Mexican soldiers hurt, were unable, or unwilling to stop Caravan."