A participant in the White House’s 2:30 .p.m. border conference call provided me with audio. Trump said FOUR TIMES that he’s ready for a long shutdown & isn’t caving on the wall. He also said migrants are coming not out of fear, but because of economics. https://t.co/itWjzKiwnv

— David Martosko (@dmartosko) January 15, 2019

So now we need to know what McConnell wants https://t.co/BopP9e3BXF

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) January 15, 2019