Trump Says Closing the Border May Be Necessary Despite Economic Cost

President Trump said Tuesday that the economic cost of closing the southern border would be worth bearing for the security such a move would provide the U.S.National security is “more important than trade,” and “the border’s going to be closed 100 percent” if neither Congress nor Mexico steps up with a solution to the flood of migrants from Central America hoping to reach the U.S., Trump said at the White House.“Border Patrol has done an incredible j