President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE is facing backlash from some conservatives who denounced his decision on Friday to end the ongoing partial government shutdown without getting funding for his long-desired border wall.

Trump, bowing to mounting pressure, signed a three-week funding bill late Friday, formally ending the 35-day shutdown without securing the billions of dollars he had demanded for a U.S.–Mexico border wall.

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Conservative firebrand and immigration hard-liner Ann Coulter slammed Trump over the move, saying that he is now a bigger "wimp" than the late former President George H.W. Bush.

"Good news for George Herbert Walker Bush: As of today, he is no longer the biggest wimp ever to serve as President of the United States," she tweeted shortly after the deal's announcement.

Coulter has said she would not vote for Trump again in 2020 if he did not fulfill his campaign promise of building a border wall.

Good news for George Herbert Walker Bush: As of today, he is no longer the biggest wimp ever to serve as President of the United States. — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 25, 2019

Other conservative pundits knocked Trump for conceding to pressure from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi: Ginsburg successor must uphold commitment to 'equality, opportunity and justice for all' Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Pelosi orders Capitol flags at half-staff to honor Ginsburg MORE (D-Calif.).

"Donald Trump caved to Nancy Pelosi on shutdown, now the wall will never be built," conservative radio host Erick Erickson tweeted Friday.

Mike Cernovich, a conservative filmmaker, echoed Erickson, calling Pelosi "alpha."

Donald Trump caved to Nancy Pelosi on shutdown, now the wall will never be built https://t.co/077QdH83Qa — Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) January 25, 2019

Nancy Pelosi is alpha. — Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) January 25, 2019

Peter Wehner, a former aide to Presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush and frequent critic of Trump, said the deal showed the president was “pitifully weak, all bluster, a pathetic negotiator.”

In the showdown with Nancy Pelosi, Trump's been exposed as pitifully weak, all bluster, a pathetic negotiator. Pelosi rolled him in every way. Egged on by right wingers, the whole thing was buffoonish from start to finish. *This* is how Trump's Art of the Deal works in real life. — Peter Wehner (@Peter_Wehner) January 25, 2019

Fox Business host Lou Dobbs excoriated the president on his show Friday night, casting the deal as a clear victory for Democratic congressional leaders.

“While the president pleased few of his supporters, if any, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer Chuck SchumerPelosi orders Capitol flags at half-staff to honor Ginsburg Ginsburg in statement before her death said she wished not to be replaced until next president is sworn in Democrats call for NRA Foundation to be prohibited from receiving donations from federal employees MORE and the radical Dems [are] taking victory laps within minutes of the president’s 18-minute announcement," Dobbs, typically a staunch defender of Trump, said.

Trump sought to defend his decision later on Friday, declaring that the deal was “in no way a concession.”

I wish people would read or listen to my words on the Border Wall. This was in no way a concession. It was taking care of millions of people who were getting badly hurt by the Shutdown with the understanding that in 21 days, if no deal is done, it’s off to the races! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 25, 2019

Trump warned on Friday that if he cannot get a "fair deal" by next month, the government could shut down again. He also suggested that he may declare a national emergency to sidestep Congress and build a border wall, a move which would likely draw legal challenges.

While right-wing outlets such as The Daily Caller and Breitbart News piled on criticism of the president, other conservatives came to Trump's defense.

Radio host Kurt Schlichter said he would "settle" for getting "only 90%" of what he wanted if Trump fails to secure a border wall.

If Trump fails to get a wall I'll just have to settle for only 90% of what I wanted.‍♂️ — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) January 25, 2019

Fox News host Sean Hannity said Trump would still get the funds he sought for the wall.

“Some of you say ‘He didn’t get any money for the wall,’ ” Hannity said on his radio show. “No he didn’t, but he’s going to.”