Mr. Trump has told allies that while he would grudgingly accept a border security figure of about $2 billion, he was still considering using his executive authority to declare an emergency. “The Wall will get built one way or the other!” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter on Saturday afternoon. Officials pored over the language of multiple draft declarations that Mr. Trump might invoke if a deal is not reached or he rejects what lawmakers agree upon. Mr. Trump’s top national security aides — the so-called principals committee — are scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss that matter. Mr. Trump is then to convene a full National Security Council meeting on Tuesday, officials said.

Source: New York Times February 10, 2019 17:01 UTC