As the US Government is witnessing the 17th day of its partial shutdown, the President is getting ready to go live on television. As per the sources, President Trump will be addressing his people through a prime-time televised speech on Tuesday. He will also be visiting the US-Mexico border on Thursday to boost his claim of funding the wall.

The Democrats are still not ready to accept the President’s $7.5 billion demand to build the wall. The President has already threatened to declare a national emergency over this matter.

On this issue, Vice President Mike Pence has said that the President is still deliberating. He emphasized that a crisis is going on in the southern border of the US which the Democrats are refusing to see. The political analysts think that the government is trying to make crisis as the cornerstone of a potential emergency declaration.

President’s plan for the speech and the trip has made it clear that he is not ready to back down from his demand to build the wall. The US-Mexico wall is one of the major promises of 2016 Trump Campaign. Even after winning the election, President Trump has time and again said Mexico will be paying for the wall. After Mexico has dismissed his demand, President Trump is trying to get the fund from the Government itself.

Democrats, who are currently in control of the House of Representatives, have said that the wall is expensive and inefficient compared to the normal border security measures. They also pointed out that a wall negates the philosophy of the country. An official statement of the party states that they are trying to get equal time slot from the television channels to right the wrong information that the president will be giving to the countrymen.

The contention might continue, but, the effect of the partial shutdown of the government is starting to show. It is just a matter of time before both parties will be trying to reach a common ground.