Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Republicans’ Cynical Excuses for Trump’s Power Grab

President Donald Trump wanted $5.7 billion to build a border wall. But Congress gave him only $1.4 billion. So on Friday, Trump declared a national emergency. He claimed authority, based on the 1976 National Emergencies Act, to build his wall using money that Congress had assigned to other purposes.



from Slate Articles http://bit.ly/2Sg9K8F

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