Trump renews threat to close US border with Mexico

Trump renews threat to close US border with Mexico

US President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed a threat to close the entire US-Mexico border.

Central American migrants – mostly from Honduras – moving towards the United States in hopes of a better life, walk by the US-Mexico border fence in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Nov 21, 2018. (AFP pic)
PALM BEACH:
US President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed a threat to close the US-Mexico border if the situation there gets out of control and warned it would hurt Mexico’s trade with the United States.

“If we find that it gets to a level where we are going to lose control or where people are going to start getting hurt, we will close entry into the country for a period of time until we can get it under control,” he told reporters.

“The whole border. I mean the whole border. Mexico will not be able to sell their cars into the United States where they make so many cars,” he said.

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