Trump’s border national emergency is more complicated than it looks

Published February 15, 2019 10:45pm ET



President Trump declared a national emergency in addition to avoiding a government shutdown by signing a continuing resolution that passed the House and Senate. But there was one particular admission from Trump that was a bit puzzling.

During his announcement, Trump responded to a question from Peter Alexander of NBC News specifically about not getting the deal he wanted from Congress.

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