President Donald Trump on Friday said a looming government shutdown could last for a protracted period as Washington remained at an impasse over funding for border security.

Trump pins possible shutdown on Democrats

Trump tweeted there would be a shutdown after midnight “if Democrats do not vote for Border Security!”, and met with Republican senators at the White House. “Now it’s up to the Democrats as to whether or not we have a shutdown tonight,” he said at the White House, where he also signed a criminal justice reform bill.