Trump Threatens to Shutdown Government
Sunday President Trump threatened to put the government into a shutdown if he is not funded for his border wall and if the nation's immigration laws are not changed. But, Paul Ryan said that "The president's willing to be paient to make sure that we get what we need so that we can get that done." Trump says if this action is not done then he will think about closing the country for a while. But, Trump has always has a grudge on congress. Back in March Trump was going to veto a spending bill that funded the government through September but ultimately signed it. He then expressed his displeasure toward congress by saying he will never sign a bill like that again. Although Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressed in June that he was cancelling much of Senate's August recess for the chamber to spend more time on Trump's nominees and pass appropriations bills. Going off of Trump saying the government might shutdown two Republican lawmakers are saying the government should or would not shutdown. Many people disagree with what Trump said. Senator Ron Johnson from Wisconsin said "it would be unhelpful to shut the government down just before elections so lets try and avoid it." Also Ohio representative Steve Stivers said "I don't think we are going to shutdown the government...but we are going to get better policies on immigration." Trump has pledged that he will start to campaign aggressively after Labor Day so Republicans can retain the house and the senate. Trumps idea may back fire though because building his wall is the deter illegal immigrants and that Mexico will pay for it but they have refused. Trump is now getting money from Congress but is short the $25 billion. He will keep collecting but most of the funding won't come until after midterms. But the money will have to come from U.S. taxpayers to construct the wall but Trump says he will get the money from Mexico through other means. overall he wants this bill passed to stop illegal immigration and help make this a better and safe place to live.
Discussion Questions
How do you think the country would react if the government was shutdown?
Do you think that President Trump is overacting or is he doing what is best?
Is there anyway you would handle this differently?
Will this help the Democrats in the next election?
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