Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Thursday said Democrats’ unwillingness to negotiate funding for a border wall has justifiably forced President Trump to find a way to pay for it by whatever means possible.

“Speaker Pelosi’s refusal to negotiate on funding for a border wall/barrier — even if the government were to be reopened — virtually ends the congressional path to funding for a border wall/barrier,” Graham said in a statement. “It is time for President Trump to use emergency powers to fund the construction of a border wall/barrier.”