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Schumer warns Trump against emergency border declaration: ‘Tremendous mistake’

By Joseph Lawler
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Schumer warns Trump against emergency border declaration: ‘Tremendous mistake’

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer warned President Trump Thursday evening against declaring an emergency to build a wall on the southern border, suggesting that congressional Democrats would take legal action to block him.

“He’ll be making a tremendous mistake,” Schumer said on the Senate floor.

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