Day 8:Trump demands a wall AND an overhaul of ridiculous immigration laws

(Daily Mail) Trump lashed out against Democrats again on Friday in a series of tweets in which he threatened to close the U.S.-border with Mexico Incoming chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said shortly after I think he is serious In addition to a wall he said he wants an immigration overhaul Tied the dispute to trade as he threatened to toss out existing agreement between the U.S. Canada and Mexico that has been redesigned but not passed In tweets on Thursday the president harangued Democrats for stupidity that he said was driving them to oppose his strategy for fighting illegal immigration Trump also said most of the federal workers who are out of work because of the partial government shutdown are Democrats That he claims should motivate his adversaries in Congress to negotiate with him over funding for his long-promised border wall Partial shutdown which affects workers paid through agencies that administer one-quarter of the federal budget is entering its seventh day It will continue until early next week at least and is likely to last into 2019 Read More