Trump closes out 2018 with a litany of complaints

President Trump spent the last day of 2018 in much the same way he began the year — venting his anger on Twitter.

With a partial shutdown of the federal government entering its second week, thanks to his stand-off with congressional Democrats over $5 billion in funds to help build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump began New Year’s Eve explaining his rationale for suggesting that some portions of his “big beautiful wall” might instead consist of a “Steel Slat Barrier.”

An all concrete Wall was NEVER ABANDONED, as has been reported by the media. Some areas will be all concrete but the experts at Border Patrol prefer a Wall that is see through (thereby making it possible to see what is happening on both sides). Makes sense to me!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2018

The news media had largely based its reporting on the see-through wall on Trump’s own tweets on the issue and on outgoing White House chief of staff John Kelly’s admission to the Los Angeles Times that the president had long ago modified his signature promise of the 2016 presidential campaign. “To be honest, it’s not a wall,” Kelly said, leaving Trump in damage-control mode.

Further clouding the question of what, exactly, the proposed $5 billion would be used to build, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., came out of a Sunday meeting with the president declaring that the wall “has become a metaphor for border security.” Read more

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Trump closes out 2018 with a litany of complaints

President Trump spent the last day of 2018 in much the same way he began the year — venting his anger on Twitter.

Trump closes out 2018 with a litany of complaints

President Trump spent the last day of 2018 in much the same way he began the year — venting his anger on Twitter.