Trump has moved from toying with the idea of a national emergency declaration to all but promising it. JIM WATSON via Getty Images President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency to build a border wall may be the easiest way to end the partial government shutdown. If there were enough backlash in Congress, Democrats and Republicans could team up to pass legislation blocking Trump’s use of the military construction fund for his wall. But initial reactions from Republicans have skewed more toward support, or at least not opposition, for Trump declaring a national emergency to subvert Congress. On Thursday evening, Graham tweeted his support of Trump using an emergency declaration to build the wall.

Source: Huffington Post January 10, 2019 23:03 UTC