Explain why he diverted your tax money to pay for a wall he said mexico was going to pay for. It is a fret thing to do. We have invasion of drugs, people, gangs, it is unacceptable. Everyone knows that walls work and there are better examples than el paso. We wont need the military, well have a wall. We are in wars that we never should have been in in many cases because we dont control our own border, so we will confront the National Computer crisis on our border, there is a lot of times that is creates precedent and many of those are far less important than having a border. I expect to be sued, i shouldnt be, and other people say if you use it for this, what are we using it for . We have to get rid of drugs and gangs and people its an invasion. There is a lot of department of Homeland Security data showing border crossings at a near low. Excuse me, it is still massive levels. It shows undocumented immigrants committing crime at lower levels than native born americans im asking you to
Last, whatever it takes he said to get the wall. As he heads to the southern border to continue to make his case, whatever it takes may include declaring a National Emergency to go around congress and get money for the wall. We will talk to a constitutional law expert who declares the president does in fact have that power but there are hints the president may not need to take that step because he signaling hes trying to put together bigger immigration deal that could get the government open and fund his wall. We start with a correspondent, kristin fisher, with the latest on the capital, Lindsey Graham and Top White House latest democrats try to get a deal to the white house. Interesting, the president handing out eminems, butterfingers, everything seemed nice and took a turn. Todays meeting started pretty sweet in the situation room. Donald trump passed out candy to everyone but things turned sour ending with donald trump walking out on Democratic Leaders. The president got up and wal
Illegal activity. The president believes theres a crisis on the southern border. He had william barr next to him there in the oval office to give him backup on the legal front. The president praising the 41 republican senators that stood by him. Dont forget, the argument in the senate was for democrats but now for republicans and the border barrier and whether the president should build one. Its how he gets to that point. The president wanted this Emergency Declaration so he could reprogram 3. 6 from the military construction budget over to the construction of a border barrier. That required an Emergency Declaration for him to do it. Hes also got other money he got from congress. Hes got money from forfeiture funds and other money in the fund. He wanted more and why he wanted the Emergency Declaration. The president using the attorney general, the Vice President , the secretary of Homeland Security and angel mother whose child was killed by a person in this country illegally as well as
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It is a crisis. One way he can help solve it. It is hard to make a rational case for an Emergency Declaration. The border has never been as safe and secure as it is now. Bill where to next . Reaction from the hill and the white house. Kevin, lets begin with the white house. One hour from now what will we hear . Expect the president to recognize that there is Political Risk from both ends of the political spectrum. As he has shown previously he is willing to accept that risk and tell the American People why now is the act to do something about the Ongoing National security and humanitarian crisis along our southern border. The president tries to lay out not just the reason for doing this but how he intends to secure our border. 8 billion is what he hopes to claim. This money is listed in order from least likely to be contested in the courts to most likely. 601 million from the drug for tour fund. 2. 5 p billion from the dod drug interdiction program. 2. 2 billion reprogrammed from dod20