However, it would give Trump political cover with his base by showing he’d done what he could to build the wall. At that point, Trump could end the shutdown and declare a win. Trump toured the border with Mexico Thursday to press his case for a wall and warned of murderers and gangsters spreading across the country. With typical rhetorical flourishes, Trump said that only building more walls along the Mexican border could stop an onslaught of violent crime. But throughout the day, the frustrated president also repeated his threat to declare a national emergency and give himself the authority to go around Congress if he can’t get approval for the wall.

Source: Pakistan Today January 11, 2019 12:01 UTC