In a prime-time address from the Oval Office, President Trump argued there is a “crisis of the heart” when it comes to border security. He pressed Congress yet again to pass $5.7 billion for the U.S.-Mexico border, a demand Democrats have refused.
After his remarks, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., voiced their objections. They urged the president to “re-open the government,” which has been partially shuttered since Dec. 22, and to “separate the shutdown from the arguments over border security.”
Read the full transcripts from both the president and the Democratic leaders below. You can read a fact check of the remarks here.
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