President Donald Trump “absolutely” should shut down the government and veto any spending bill that arrives at his desk this week without full border wall funding, American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp said Monday night on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle.”
With the prospect of a government shutdown looming, pro-Trump Republicans and resisting Democrats seem to be at an impasse.
“Donald Trump is going to have to find some way to fund this wall. He is working with his lawyers to make sure he funds this wall with or without Congress,” Schlapp warned.
When Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked Schlapp if Trump should veto any spending bill or continuing resolution that fails to include complete border wall funding, Schlapp said, “Absolutely.”
“There’s nothing wrong with the Republican Party finally making it clear to the Democrats that there’s not a white flag every time we have a spending fight,” Schlapp said. “And that’s essentially what we have learned over the years … that we lose these budget fights, shutdowns are bad for our party, so we’re just going to not fight anymore.”
“And I think that is one of the biggest mistakes that my party has learned,” Schlapp continued. “And I’d like the president to stand up and realize that if we don’t get it on a funding measure, no other measures pass.”- READ MORE