“If we don’t make a deal — I mean, I would say 100%,” the president said, responding to a question about its likelihood. “But I don’t want to say 100% because maybe something else comes up. But if we don’t make a deal, I would say it would be very surprising to me that I would not declare a national emergency and just fund it through the various mechanisms.”

Source: Los Angeles Times January 10, 2019 15:46 UTC