President Trump received a warm welcome in LA today, a day after backing off his latest threat to close the border between Mexico and the United States. 'There is indeed an emergency on our southern border,' Trump said at a border security briefing, adding that there has been a sharp uptick in illegal crossings. Trump also denied that he changed his mind about shutting down the border with Mexico, a threat he backed off on Thursday. Trump said he reversed course because he saw Mexico get tougher in stopping an influx of immigrants from moving north. If that doesn't work, which it will, I will close the Border,' Trump tweeted, before invoking the new but not-yet-approved trade policy.

Source: Daily Mail April 06, 2019 04:44 UTC