Trump’s declaring a national emergency to get his wall. He’s forcing a constitutional crisis.
Put simply,Congress heard Trump’s plea for emergency funding and used its primary authority under the structure — the power of the purse — to say no.
That’s not an respond Trump likes to hear. So he’s not taking it.
Instead, he is planning to announce Friday morning that he will declare a national emergency and draw $8 billion from the just-passed bill and other existing federal accounts to build the wall besides, or according to an administration official. Lawsuits will ensue,and the courts will occupy to decide whether and how to intervene in a power struggle between the other two branches.
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