maybe declaring an emergency is his off ramp for this. 24 hours ago we were talking about the possibility of him declaring a national emergency. here s what the president said yesterday before his meeting with congressional leaders collapsed. i may go that route. i have the absolute right to do national emergency if i want. my threshold will be in i can t pak is to have the government declare a funding emergency while at the same time agree to sign a spending bill to reopen the government. prum would be able to sell supporters he did everything he could to build the wall.