Trump Holds Travelers Hostage With Ultimatum for Democrats

Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump blew up efforts to reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, issuing an ultimatum to Congress that even some members of his own party would not support. Trump, 79, is doubling down that he does not want to agree to any deals to fund TSA and other agencies until Democrats agree to pass his SAVE America Act, which critics have blasted as a massive voter suppression bill. The president argued that the funding to end the partial shutdown and his voting bill should be tied together after announcing on Sunday that ICE would travel to airports to help with the delays, and even indicated he could bring in the National Guard on Monday. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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