(CNBC) President Donald Trump warned on Thursday there could be a government shutdown next month over security on the border with Mexico, suggesting he could hold up a funding deal if no more money is provided for a wall between the two countries.
"Could there be a shut down? There certainly could and it will be about border security, of which the wall is a part," Trump told reporters in Palm Beach, Florida.
The U.S. Congress faces a deadline next month to fund parts of the federal government and a possible showdown over money for Trump's proposed border wall.
Having won control of the House in midterm elections, Democrats have said they will be even less motivated than before to meet Trump's wall demands. Read More