WASHINGTON ― With President Donald Trump floating the idea of declaring a national emergency to bypass Congress and build his promised border wall, Republican lawmakers are sounding uneasy ― though not necessarily opposed. “I have the absolute right to do national emergency if I want.” With negotiations over reopening government continuing to fall apart, the national emergency gambit is looking more likely by the day. said Trump had a “legal basis” for declaring a national emergency. But if this is indeed truly a national emergency, and he has that power, then he’s well within his power to do that. said he thought a national emergency declaration was something Trump and the administration were reviewing.

Source: Huffington Post January 09, 2019 22:41 UTC