House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Thursday said President Donald Trump was “making an end run around Congress” with his pledge to declare a national emergency in order to secure more funds to build a border wall than Congress appropriated.
“We will review our options,” Pelosi pledged, saying the Trump’s stated “emergency” was “an illusion that he wants to convey.”
Pelosi speculated that future Democratic presidents could declare similar emergencies regarding gun violence or other matters.
Trump would be "making an end run around Congress" by declaring a national emergency, Pelosi says. pic.twitter.com/bTObsSFNEI
— Matt Shuham (@mattshuham) February 14, 2019
