GOP South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham on Thursday said he believed President Trump should utilize “emergency powers” to pay for the much-discussed border wall with Mexico. “It is time for President Trump to use emergency powers to fund the construction of a border wall/barrier.”Funding for a wall – a promise Trump routinely made on the presidential campaign – has been a sore point in negotiations to reopen the government amid the ongoing partial shutdown. TRUMP, EN ROUTE TO BORDER, RAMPS UP WARNING HE COULD DECLARE NATIONAL EMERGENCYWhen later asked about his statement, Graham replied, "I always said it would be the last resort, we’re there." "Where you have a good strong barrier, you don't have problems," the president told reporters during his tour. "I have the absolute right to declare a national emergency,” Trump told reporters.

Source: Fox News January 11, 2019 00:30 UTC