President Trump sought to bolster his case that he could invoke emergency powers to build a border wall by selectively quoting a Democratic congressman Monday who said that doing so would be a terrible use of resources and probably to prompt a court challenge. “Congressman Adam Smith, the new Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, just stated, ‘Yes, there is a provision in law that says a president can declare an emergency. It’s been done a number of times,’ ” Trump wrote. Congressman Adam Smith, the new Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, just stated, “Yes, there is a provision in law that says a president can declare an emergency. After selectively quoting Smith, he wrote: “No doubt, but let’s get our deal done in Congress!”

Source: Washington Post January 07, 2019 14:49 UTC