Trump: I’m torn on when to shut down government

President Donald Trump says he remains “a little bit torn” about whether it would be better to shut down the government before or after the midterm elections in an effort to secure funding for his long-promised border wall.

Trump said Thursday at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, that while many in the party disagree, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh and Fox News personality Sean Hannity share his belief that a fall shutdown would be politically advantageous for Republicans in the midterms.

Trump says that he’s “a little torn myself” but that he “would personally prefer before.”

He adds, “Whether it’s before or after, we’re either getting it or we’re closing down government.”

Trump has been threatening another government shutdown to pressure Congress to fund the wall they’ve so far denied him.