jordan on sunday. >> this is the first time the president has tried to declare an emergency when congress explicitly rejected funding for the particular project that the president is advocating, and in saying just the other day that he didn't really need to do this. he just wanted to do it because it would help things go faster, he is pretty much daring the court to strike this down. >> all i know is this is a serious situation. this is a crisis. look at the drug problem, the human trafficking problem, the gang violence problem. that's why we need the border security wall, and that's what the president is committed to making sure happens. >> the white house is prepared to fight legal and congressional battles in defense of the president's move. house democrats are already working on a resolution of disapproval to try to prevent the president from using his executive power in this way. that could gain some traction in the senate. top trump advisor steven miller suggested on sunday that the president would be willing to use his veto power to stop that measure from moving forward.