国际英语资讯:Trump threatens to close southern border amid govt shutdown
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 28-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span>, <span word="resuming">resuming</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Border">Border</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obstructionist">Obstructionist</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> & <span word="also">also</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Country">Country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="saddled">saddled</span> <span word="with">with</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Border">Border</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="Honduras">Honduras</span>, <span word="Guatemala">Guatemala</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Salvador">Salvador</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span>," <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="Durbin">Durbin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>. "<span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="hostage">hostage</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="outrageous">outrageous</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> $5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="wasteful">wasteful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ineffective">ineffective</span>."</p><p><span word="Drew">Drew</span> <span word="Hammill">Hammill</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Nancy">Nancy</span> <span word="Pelosi">Pelosi</span>, <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, "<span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="open">open</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="sensible">sensible</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="security">security</span> - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="immoral">immoral</span>, <span word="ineffective">ineffective</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="convened">convened</span> <span word="briefly">briefly</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="adjourning">adjourning</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="impasse">impasse</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="convene">convene</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 31, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pro">pro</span> <span word="forma">forma</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="only">only</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deliberations">deliberations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 2, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span>.</p>
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