President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters in the White House there’s a “good chance” he will end up declaring a national emergency as a way to make an end run around Congressional funding authority even though legal experts have warned such an attempt would be constitutionally dubious.
“I think there’s a good chance we’ll have to do that,” said of the emergency declaration. Regarding ongoing negotiations in Congress to avoid another costly government shutdown, with a deadline in two weeks, Trump said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “should be ashamed” for refusing to give the Republicans the funding for the wall he has demanded.
Trump additionally claimed that many Democrats agree with him on the need for a wall and are “dying” to say so, but just “can’t say it” out loud because of fear.
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