"President Donald Trump on Friday teed up an expected Senate vote on a stopgap government spending measure that includes the funds he sought for his border wall — and pressured Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to "use the Nuclear Option" to get the bill passed.
The "nuclear option" refers to a last-resort way for the majority party in the Senate to overcome the minority, and it involves using a simple majority of 51 votes rather than 60.
"Senator Mitch McConnell should fight for the Wall and Border Security as hard as he fought for anything," Trump tweeted. "He will need Democrat votes, but as shown in the House, good things happen. If enough Dems don't vote, it will be a Democrat Shutdown!""
Liz Johnstone reports for NBC News December 21, 2018.
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