Trump Considers Declaring a National Emergency over Border Wall
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Trump ponders 'emergency' powers to build border wall: 'I can do it if I want'
President Trump said Friday he could declare a national emergency on the border and order his government to build fencing without needing to go to Congress for additional funding.
“I can do it if I want,” he said, adding, “I may do it.”
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Trump threatens 'national emergency' over wall
US President Donald Trump has said he could declare a national emergency to build a US-Mexico border wall without the approval of Congress.
It came after he met senior Democrats, who refused his requests for funding.
The stand-off has seen Mr Trump withhold support for a bill to fully fund the government until he gets money for the border wall.
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency to Build Border Wall WASHINGTON—President Trump said he was considering declaring a national emergency to build a southern border wall if Congress doesn’t fund it, following a Friday meeting with congressional leaders that both Mr. Trump and Democratic lawmakers described as contentious.
It isn’t clear how Mr. Trump would fund a wall under that scenario, and Mr. Trump would almost certainly face legal challenges if he were to attempt such a move.
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