President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that building the wall would have to be included in any deal on DACA.
“If there’s not a wall, were doing nothing.,” Trump said indicating that Democrats, if they want DACA enshrined into law, will need to agree to fund the border barrier.
.@POTUS: “We have to have the wall. If we don’t have the wall, we’re doing nothing.” pic.twitter.com/Srm9mDqX6E
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 14, 2017
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The clarification comes after backlash over statements and tweets issued by the president, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer about the outcome of a dinner the three shared Wednesday night.
Pelosi and Schumer stated that they had a deal with Trump that included DACA and excluded the wall. The White House and Trump said that no deal had been made that excluded the wall.
The back-and-forth that ensued did little to clear up whether the wall would or would not be included and led to a massive outcry by Conservative politicians, pundits, and voters. This backlash likely prodded Trump to make a statement as he landed in Florida to visit areas hit by Hurricane Irma.
Here’s the entire arrival video:
editors note: This post was updated with the correct arrival footage.
