"Shutdown today if Democrats do not vote for Border Security!" Democrats savaged Mr Trump for reversing course Thursday and rejecting a measure that had unanimously passed the Senate and was under consideration in the House. It includes $5.7 billion in border wall funding, and $7.8 billion in disaster relief. She also confirmed that in the event of a shutdown, Mr Trump would stay in Washington and postpone his trip to Florida, where he was set to spend the Christmas holiday. "The Trump temper tantrum may produce a government shutdown," Mr Schumer said late Thursday.

Source: Daily Nation December 21, 2018 18:00 UTC