Senator Chuck Schumer – who you will be hearing from later tonight – has repeatedly supported a physical barrier in the past, along with many other Democrats. They changed their mind only after I was elected president.
你們今晚也將聽到舒默參議員的談話，他過去跟很多民主黨人都支持實體屏障。他們只是在我當選總統後改變了想法。
Democrats in Congress have refused to acknowledge the crisis. And they have refused to provide our brave border agents with the tools they desperately need to protect our families and our nation.
國會的民主黨人拒絕承認危機。他們拒絕為我們勇敢的邊境人員提供保護我們的家庭與國家所需的工具。
The federal government remains shut down for one reason and one reason only: because Democrats will not fund border security.
聯邦政府還在關門中，唯一的原因就是民主黨人不願為邊境安全撥款。
My administration is doing everything in our power to help those impacted by the situation. But the only solution is for Democrats to pass a spending bill that defends our borders and re-opens the government.
我的政府正在盡一切所能來幫助那些受到影響的人。但是解決危機的唯一辦法，就是民主黨人通過法案，保護我們的邊境，並且讓政府重新開門。
This situation could be solved in a 45-minute meeting. I have invited congressional leadership to the White House tomorrow to get this done. Hopefully, we can rise above partisan politics in order to support national security.
這個局面可以在一場45分鐘的會議中得到解決。我已經邀請國會領袖明天到白宮來完成這件事。希望我們能夠支持國家安全，超越黨派政治。
Some have suggested a barrier is immoral. Then why do wealthy politicians build walls, fences, and gates around their homes? They don’t build walls because they hate the people on the outside, but because they love the people on the inside. The only thing that is immoral is the politicians to do nothing and continue to allow more innocent people to be so horribly victimized.
有些人認為建牆並不道德。那為什麼富有的政治家們也在家四周修建圍牆、圍欄和大門？他們建牆不是因為他們恨外面的人，而是因為他們愛裡面的人。唯一不道德的，是政治家們無所事事，繼續讓更多無辜民眾受到可怕的傷害。
