Trump says he ‘didn’t need to’ declare emergency but wanted ‘faster’ action
“I could do the wall over a longer period of time. I didn’t need to do this, but I’d rather do it much faster,” President Trump to @PeterAlexander on national emergency declaration to secure funding for border wall. https://t.co/bmuewGdv83 pic.twitter.com/8VwyqyZy7H
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) February 15, 2019
“Mr. President, how can this possibly be an national emergency if you’re saying you don’t need to do it?,” Schumer asked in a tweet.
“I didn’t need to do this, but I’d rather to do it much faster.” —President @realDonaldTrump
Mr. President, how can this possibly be an national emergency if you’re saying you don’t need to do it?
Unreal. #FakeTrumpEmergency
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 15, 2019
“This quote should be the first sentence of the first paragraph of every complaint filed this afternoon,” he said in a tweet.
This quote should be the first sentence of the first paragraph of every complaint filed this afternoon. https://t.co/ClHQhpTaEe
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 15, 2019
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