In a subsequent statement, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said “we urgently need funding for border security and that includes a wall.”
Trump’s desire for border wall funding leaves the path forward for Congress unclear. As House Republicans tried to head off conservative members’ rebellion against the spending bill earlier Thursday, both House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer flatly said Democrats would not approve money for the barrier.
Ryan, standing next to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, said the leaders are “going to go back to the House and work with our members” on a solution that includes border security funding. It is unclear what spending plan would pass Congress and get Trump’s signature, at this point. Even if the GOP-controlled House approves border wall money, Democrats would likely sink the proposal in the Senate.
Pelosi and her caucus supported the short-term spending bill that Trump said he would not sign. Earlier Thursday, she called wall money a “nonstarter.” If all Democrats support the Senate-passed measure, it would only need limited Republican votes to get through the House.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to shut down the government if Congress does not pass money for the wall, a key campaign promise that he claimed Mexico would fund. Last week, the president said he would be “proud” to close parts of the government if lawmakers did not approve funding for the barrier.
This story is developing. Check back for updates.
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