Trump Claims “Many Democrats” Are Calling Him To Say That They Agree With Government Shutdown [VIDEO]

Roll Call reports:

President Trump on Monday said “a lot” of Democratic lawmakers are “calling and they are breaking” with their party over the government shutdown. He did not name names, however.

“We have a very big crisis, a humanitarian crisis on the border. Everybody knows it. They know it and many of them are saying, ‘We agree with you.’ Many of them are calling and many of them are breaking.”

Trump backed off his previous threats to declare a national emergency at the southern border if he cannot cut a deal with congressional Democratic leaders. “I’m not looking to call a national emergency,” he said.

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2019

Trump says many of the Democrats in Congress are “calling” him and saying “we agree with you” on the shutdown.

Like many of the suspiciously-helpful-to-Trump phone calls Trump describes, there is little chance this is not a lie.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 14, 2019

Trump also lied that Democrats “all raised their hand” to vote for a wall “three years ago” and “five years ago.” Some but not all congressional Democrats voted for fencing — the Secure Fence Act — 13 years ago.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 14, 2019