US President Donald Trump said talks with lawmakers on building his proposed Mexico border wall are pointless and suggested he will declare a national emergency to get it done.

“I think Nancy Pelosi is hurting our country very badly by doing what she’s doing and, ultimately, I think I’ve set the table very nicely,” Trump said Thursday in a wide ranging interview with The New York Times, referring to the speaker of the House of Representatives.

The talks are to conclude in two weeks and Trump has previously warned that if they do not end with money to build a wall on the border with Mexico he will allow another government shutdown.

An earlier 35-day shutdown just ended after a showdown with Democrats led by Pelosi.