Trump is now demanding that Congress provide $5.7 billion in US taxpayer funding for the wall. That is opposed by Democrats in Congress, who call the wall an ineffective, outdated answer to a complex problem. With no Capitol Hill compromise in sight, Trump publicly ruminated on Thursday during a trip to the Texas border about declaring an emergency. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said in a statement: “It is time for President Trump to use emergency powers to fund the construction of a border wall/barrier. BOXED INCritics of the national emergency strategy have said it may be illegal.

Source: bd News24 January 11, 2019 06:00 UTC