“There's not going to be any wall money in the legislation,” Pelosi said during her weekly press briefing in the Capitol. “However, if they have some suggestions about certain localities where technology, some infrastructure [is appropriate] ... that’s part of the negotiation.”





Citing what he said is a threat posed by a new migrant caravan making its way toward the U.S., Trump claimed that “Nancy Pelosi will be begging for a wall.”



The president has repeatedly cast doubt on bipartisan spending talks that began on Wednesday,



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“Lets just call them WALLS from now on and stop playing political games! A WALL is a WALL!” Trump tweeted.



The comments are sure to frustrate Republican and Democratic lawmakers, who wanted Trump to step back from the border talks to give negotiators room to work out a deal.



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Trump had largely stayed out of the public eye after the federal government reopened last Friday, with the exception of some tweets.



He held no public events over the last five days until he spoke Thursday afternoon at a signing ceremony for an executive order. Trump voiced confidence he would win politically in the standoff with Pelosi, saying the 35-day shutdown that a majority of voters blamed on him was actually good because it “set the table for where we are now” in the debate over the wall.Citing what he said is a threat posed by a new migrant caravan making its way toward the U.S., Trump claimed that “Nancy Pelosi will be begging for a wall.”The president has repeatedly cast doubt on bipartisan spending talks that began on Wednesday, arguing earlier Thursday that Republicans were “wasting their time” by engaging with Democrats who oppose wall funding.While Trump has previously said he would be open to calling structures along the border “steel slats” or a “barrier,” he said Thursday he would return to demanding a wall.“Lets just call them WALLS from now on and stop playing political games! A WALL is a WALL!” Trump tweeted.The comments are sure to frustrate Republican and Democratic lawmakers, who wanted Trump to step back from the border talks to give negotiators room to work out a deal.“When the president stays out of the negotiations, we almost always succeed. When he mixes in it’s a formula for failure,” Senate Minority Leader(D-N.Y.) said on Wednesday.Trump had largely stayed out of the public eye after the federal government reopened last Friday, with the exception of some tweets.He held no public events over the last five days until he spoke Thursday afternoon at a signing ceremony for an executive order.

—Updated at 1:48 p.m.