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President Donald Trump delivers a televised address to the nation from his desk in the Oval Office about immigration and the southern U.S. border on the 18th day of a partial government shutdown at the White House in Washington, Jan. 8, 2019.
President Donald Trump delivers a televised address to the nation from his desk in the Oval Office about immigration and the southern U.S. border on the 18th day of a partial government shutdown at the White House in Washington, Jan. 8, 2019.

Trump Makes Case for Southern Border Wall, Democrats Respond

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President Donald Trump addressed the nation Tuesday to make the case that his wall along the U.S.-Mexico border must be funded. It was his first prime-time address from the Oval Office. After Trump's address, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer provided the Democratic response.

Trump runs through a list of things his administration is asking for as part of an overall approach to border security, including more immigration judges, more beds for children, the closing of border security loopholes, and saying he is asking now for the use of steel barriers rather than concrete.

The president claims the partial government can be solved in a 45-minute meeting, and he is inviting leaders to a meeting on Wednesday.

Trump refers to wealthy politicians who lives behind walls - not because they don't love the people outside the wall but because they love the people inside the wall.

The president then reads about several cases, going into great detail in some cases, about crimes allegedly committed by "illegal aliens."

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