President Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his threats to close the southern border, calling the situation “a National Emergency!”“Congress must get together and immediately eliminate the loopholes at the Border! If no action, Border, or large sections of Border, will close. TRUMP STANDS BY BORDER CLOSURE THREAT, AS AIDES SAY ALL OPTIONS BEING EXPLOREDThe president’s latest threat comes as immigration officials deal with historic levels of border crossers, including families. Trump first threatened to close the border last week, blaming Mexico for not doing enough to stop the flows of illegal immigration into the U.S. "We're going to have a strong border or we're going to have a closed border," he said.

Source: Fox News April 03, 2019 14:15 UTC