Rep. Dan Crenshaw Daniel CrenshawSecond night of GOP convention outdraws Democrats' event with 19.4 million viewers GOP sticks to convention message amid uproar over Blake shooting The Hill's Convention Report: Mike and Karen Pence set to headline third night of convention MORE (R-Texas) on Saturday took to Twitter to offer a definition of "border denialism" as the government remains partially shut down while lawmakers are at odds over President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE's request for a border wall.

Crenshaw said the definition of "border denialism" includes believing barriers can easily be climbed over and believing there isn't an immigration problem.

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"Definition of Border Denialism: 1) The belief that physical barriers can simply be 'climbed over'…just like that. 2) The belief that there’s 'no real problem' on the border because 400,000 illegals apprehended on border per year is 'insignificant,' " he tweeted.

"3) The belief that because you can't put a wall everywhere (i.e. the Rio Grande), that you should, therefore, put a wall nowhere," he added.

Definition of Border Denialism:



1) The belief that physical barriers can simply be “climbed over”…just like that.



2) The belief that there’s “no real problem” on the border because 400,000 illegals apprehended on border per year is “insignificant.” — Rep. Dan Crenshaw (@RepDanCrenshaw) January 5, 2019

3) The belief that because you can't put a wall everywhere (i.e. the Rio Grande), that you should, therefore, put a wall nowhere. — Rep. Dan Crenshaw (@RepDanCrenshaw) January 5, 2019

The partial government shutdown is currently in its third week, with lawmakers unable to reach an agreement over Trump's border wall request.

There have been few indications in recent days that the shutdown is nearing an end, as Trump has continued to pledge that he will only sign a bill that includes wall funding. Democrats, meanwhile, have vowed not to approve any funding for a wall.