President Donald Trump said Friday that he does not intend to declare a national emergency “so fast,” despite his evident recent delight in threatening to do so.
“I’m not going to do it so fast,” Trump told the White House press pool. “We want Congress to do its job. What we’re not looking to do right now is national emergency.”
He said as recently as Friday morning that he “can’t imagine any reason” why he shouldn’t declare national emergency to get his wall funding.
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Maybe his stunt at the border had some benefit after all. Perhaps hearing from the Mayor and locals gave him a hint that he may get opposition from more than just Democrats in the House and Senate.
Okay, who had Friday afternoon in the “folding like a cheap suit” pool?
So the WH lawyers scared him off that tactic, and now it’s back in McConnell’s court. The next few days will be interesting, but I don’t expect many surprises until next week. Trump will want to know how this is playing out on TV over the weekend.
Also I love how this is a slap in the face from Daddy at Lindsey insisting he must DO IT NOW.
So, not an actual emergency requiring a plan, thought or action.
Which, as it turns out, is not a
All his congressional supporters coming out against his hoped for stunt have put a crimp in Trumps plans. The GOP is scrambling to no avail. They are all twisting in the wind now. Trump wishes McConnell would over ride a veto but McConnell is not in the mood to bail the shit stain out. Whoops…