President Trump has requested $5 billion in funding for the wall — which he has called integral for border security — prompting a partial government shutdown that began Dec. 22. In December, Schumer and Pelosi met with Trump in a now-famous Oval Office meeting, where Trump said a wall “totally solves the problem” of border security. “Yes, we need border security. The wall is a part of border security. You can’t have very border security without the wall,” Trump said during the meeting.

Source: Washington Post December 31, 2018 22:42 UTC