10 A.M. TODAY: Trump To Declare Border Emergency, Can Spend Up To $8 Billion On New Barrier

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 06:22:09 -0800

At 10 a.m. Friday morning, President Trump will announce that he is declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, allowing him to spend up to $8 billion to build a border barrier to keep foreigners from illegally entering the country. While Democrats are expected to fight the move — and likely will seek to halt the plan via court action — Trump will declare that as president, he has the authority to redirect federal funds in order to stem a crisis.

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