The White House is drafting plans to declare a national emergency along the southern US border which would provide $7 billion in potential funds for President Trump’s long-promised border wall, according to CNN – citing internal documents we hope are more accurate than BuzzFeed‘s.
Trump has not ruled out using his authority to declare a national emergency and direct the Defense Department to construct a border wall as Congress and the White House fight over a deal to end the government shutdown. But while Trump’s advisers remain divided on the issue, the White House has been moving forward with alternative plans that would bypass Congress.
“The massive amount of aliens who unlawfully enter the United States each day is a direct threat to the safety and security of our nation and constitutes a national emergency,” a draft of a presidential proclamation reads.
