President Donald Trump said Monday he is against a proposal to reopen the government only temporarily while lawmakers continuing negotiating about financing for a border security wall.
Trump has made clear he will not sign any more spending bills that do not include funding for a border wall.
The refusal of Democratic leaders to give him anything is what eventually led to a government shutdown on December 22.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) had hoped to get the president to agree to the short-term spending bill — but he rejected the idea.
“I did reject it, yes,” Trump told reporters outside the White House before leaving for a trip to New Orleans today, as the Associated Press reported.
“I’m not interested. I want to get it [the border wall and spending issue] solved. I don’t want to just delay it.”- READ MORE