Trump's speech came 18 days into a partial government shutdown precipitated by his demand for the wall. Democrats and other opponents of a wall have threatened to take legal action if Trump issues an emergency order. Trump said African-Americans and Hispanics were especially hard hit by the border crisis; both groups are key Democratic constituencies. Pelosi pointedly mentioned that veterans were hurt by the shutdown; Trump has courted veterans as a candidate and as president. President: Reopen the government and we can work to resolve our differences over border security.

Source: bd News24 January 09, 2019 06:22 UTC