President Trump threatens to close border if Democrats don't fund wall

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President Donald Trump makes a video call to service members from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard stationed worldwide at the White House December 25, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Zach Gibson-Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON (FOX 10/AP) - President Donald Trump is threatening to close the U.S. border with Mexico if Democrats in Congress don’t agree to fund the construction of a border wall.

Trump fired off a series of tweets on Friday morning, saying that “We will be forced to close the Southern Border entirely,” unless a funding deal is reached with 'the Obstructionist Democrats.'"

Trump’s demand for money to build the border wall and Democrats’ refusal to give him what he wants has caused a partial government shutdown that is nearly a week old. Congress adjourned for the week without a resolution in sight.

The shutdown is idling hundreds of thousands of federal workers and beginning to pinch citizens who count on some public services.