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Is The White House Still Laying The Groundwork For A National Emergency?

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from the press as he departs the White House January 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to travel to New Orleans today to address the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th annual convention. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from the press as he departs the White House January 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to travel to New Orleans today to address... WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from the press as he departs the White House January 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to travel to New Orleans today to address the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th annual convention. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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January 15, 2019 12:58 p.m.

President Trump’s threat to declare a national emergency in order to build his border wall seems to be on hold.

“I’m not going to do it so fast,” Trump told the White House press pool Friday. “We want Congress to do its job. What we’re not looking to do right now is national emergency.”

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