- In this State of the Union Address
the President is expected to call
for political unity and an end
to the partisan politicsdividing the nation.
But the divisive issueof border wall funding
may dominate his speech.
On CBS Sunday, PresidentTrump suggested he'd
shut down the government again,
if he doesn't get the funding he wants.
The President was askedabout Nancy Pelosi's
offer of one billiondollars for border security.
- She's costing the country hundreds
of billions of dollarsbecause what's happening
is when you have the poorest border
and when you have drugs pouring in,
and when you have people dying all over
the country because ofpeople like Nancy Pelosi
who don't want to giveproper border security
for political reasons,she's doing a terrible
disservice to our country.
- [Gary] Trump isunlikely to win that fight
with Speaker Pelosi.
Much has changed since last year's
State of the Union Address.
Democrats now hold amajority in the House.
And when it comes to thePresident's requested
$5.7 billion in border wall funding,
he's hit a brick wall of naysayers.
- There's not gonna be any wall money
in the legislation.
- But there are signs of cracks
in the Democratic wall,as some House members
break from Pelosi.
There's a new willingness to compromise.
No wall, but maybe some funding
for an enhanced barrier.
In return, the President says he'll back
a three-year extension of protection
for 700,000 immigrantswho came to the country
illegally with theirparents, the DACA children.
The Presidents warns if Democrats refuse
to compromise to his satisfaction,
he may still call a state of emergency
on the Southern border.
Other issues in tonight'sState of the Union,
a second summit withNorth Korea's Kim Jong-un,
trade with China, andAmerica's robust economy.
On that, the President will likely speak
of his achievements.
He's reduced federaltaxes and regulations.
304,000 jobs were added
to the US economy last month.
Unemployment is at a 50-year low.
And there are now more jobs available
than there are people to fill them.
Gary Lane, CBN News.