“The only solution (of the crisis on the border. - RT ) would be the Democratic approval of a law that would protect our borders and restore the work of the government. This situation can be resolved at a meeting in 45 minutes. I invited congressional leaders tomorrow to do this, ”he specified.

On December 22, in the United States, there was a partial suspension of the work of the federal government, since the Democrats and Republicans could not agree on a budget.

Trump demands to allocate more than $ 5 billion to build a wall on the border with Mexico, but the Democrats, who received a majority in the House of Representatives after the mid-term elections in November 2018, oppose this.