White House looks to minimize economic impact of Trump's threatened closure of Mexico border
Source: Washington Post
Senior White House officials are looking at ways to exempt commercial trade from President Trump’s plan to shut down the U.S. border with Mexico as soon as this week, three people briefed on the discussions said.
White House officials have not settled on a firm plan, but they are responding to widespread complaints from business groups that Trump’s threat to shutdown the border could wreak havoc on the U.S. economy. Trump has also been notified about the economic consequences by top advisers, Larry Kudlow and Kevin Hassett.
Separately, Trump has also been told by some advisers that it would be extremely difficult to operationally shut down the border, as he has threatened in recent days, but he has told them to move forward with looking at ways to logistically achieve the feat.
Trump’s threats to close the border have come in response to a recent surge of families and other migrants trying to cross into the United States from Mexico, though he has mused about the possibility of closing down the border for months. He has told advisers that he would close the ports of entry and reallocate the border-patrol agents to other parts of the country.
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that the border has actually already been closed!
He is a jackass. 
