February 15th, 2019 by WCBC Radio
President Donald Trump says he'll be declaring a national emergency so he can build a southern border wall.
Trump did not say on Friday when he would make such a declaration, but the move will allow him to bypass Congress to spend more money to erect barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Congress has given Trump about $1.4 billion for border barriers, well below the $5.7 billion Trump has insisted he needed to build a wall.
To get around Congress, Trump plans to use his executive authority to tap other sources of funding to get a total of $8 billion to build the wall. The White House says Trump plans to tap accounts in the Treasury and Defense departments, but not money earmarked for disaster relief.
February 15, 2019 at 2:54 pm, Lav said:
Spoiled brat – give him a time-out…WAY out!
February 15, 2019 at 8:43 pm, kevin said:
I’m not holding my breath. Congress can stop this and the courts most definitely will. #MAGA. Yeah, right.
February 17, 2019 at 8:42 am, jackblack said:
IGNORE COMMENTS 1 AND 2—BUILD THAT WALL,MAGA—U S A NUMBER 1—TRUMP 2020