Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump has become increasingly sensitive to criticism that he's backing off his signature promise to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, three sources familiar with his concern tell CNN, as aides fear the administration's chances for securing funding for it have sunset. GOP lawmakers and Trump are set to OK a short-term funding measure to avert a year-end government shutdown and Democrats will assume control of the House in 2019, virtually assuring no additional border wall funding. Trump's anxiety about fulfilling his top campaign goal comes at the end of months of bitter debate inside the West Wing over how to fund the border wall between those seen as ideologues and those who consider themselves pragmatists. White House officials were in a meeting discussing border security last August when a sudden outburst from aide Stephen Miller silenced the room. Miller, the immigration hardliner at the table, cut her off mid-sentence.

Source: CNN December 19, 2018 21:11 UTC