Trump border closing? Republicans, Chamber of Commerce question president's latest threat

WASHINGTON – Border-state Republicans and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce balked Monday at President Donald Trump's latest threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border, arguing the move would damage the nation's economy.

Frustrated by an influx of migrant families arriving from Central America, Trump has ratcheted up his rhetoric on sealing the border, threatening that his administration could close ports as early as this week if Mexico doesn't do more to stem the flow of arrivals.

But a number of Republicans representing border states urged caution, noting Mexico was the nation's third-largest trading partner last year. Others, including Republican leaders, stayed quiet as they sought to assess the seriousness of Trump's threat, which he has made previously without following through.

"The president made that statement out of frustration. I don't think he's going to actually shut off the border," Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told a forum in Washington on Monday.

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And like always the Republicans will stand up to him like a bowl of mashed potatoes.