Conservative columnist Michelle Malkin told Fox News on Wednesday that President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE caved on border wall funding to avoid a government shutdown, joining several other conservative media pundits in criticizing the president over negotiations.

"Well, I’m not going to sugarcoat it. I’m not going to spin it. I wish I could but I can’t. This is a cave. This was a blink," Malkin told "Fox and Friends."

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"Fox & Friends" co-host Steve Doocy had suggested House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiHoyer: House should vote on COVID-19 aid — with or without a bipartisan deal Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment MORE (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerCruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish Senate Democrats introduce legislation to probe politicization of pandemic response Schumer interrupted during live briefing by heckler: 'Stop lying to the people' MORE (D-N.Y.) "won" after the White House on Tuesday said it was taking border wall funding off the negotiating table with Democrats.

"We have to hold the Republicans [accountable], particularly [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellFEC flags McConnell campaign over suspected accounting errors Poll: 59 percent think president elected in November should name next Supreme Court justice Mark Kelly: Arizona Senate race winner should be sworn in 'promptly' MORE, who has been in office since 1984 and has never been able to get this deal done because he is afraid of a shutdown," Malkin added.

"But now look at what the White House is forced to do: scrounge around for $600 million in the defense budget in order to fund a puny 100 miles? As if border security is an afterthought?"

Malkin's perspective was echoed by many prominent voices on the right, including the Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro and conservative firebrand Ann Coulter.

"It’s a pretty gutless move for the administration to back down from a fight over the wall after revving up Republicans for precisely that fight," wrote Shapiro in a Tuesday column.

"Especially since back in January, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Chuck SchumerCruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish Senate Democrats introduce legislation to probe politicization of pandemic response Schumer interrupted during live briefing by heckler: 'Stop lying to the people' MORE was forced to back down from his own shutdown attempt while trying to push President Trump to grant amnesty to so-called DREAMers."

Separately, Coulter declared she would not vote for Trump in 2020 if no progress is made on the wall by 2020.

In a podcast interview with the Daily Caller, Coulter blasted the Trump presidency, saying it will have been a “joke” without the wall.

“Why would you [vote for him again]?” she said. “To make sure, I don’t know, Ivanka [Trump] and Jared [Kushner] can make money? That seems to be the main point of the presidency at this point.”

“They’re about to have a country where no Republican will ever be elected president again,” added Coulter, author of the 2016 book "In Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome!"

“Trump will just have been a joke presidency who scammed the American people, amused the populists for a while, but he’ll have no legacy whatsoever."

Trump originally threatened a government shutdown if a spending bill did not include $5 billion to pay for the border wall, but the White House began talking about other funding options on Tuesday.

On Wednesday morning, McConnell (R-Ky.) indicated he will move a stopgap measure funding the government until Feb. 8.