President Trump on Thursday pledged to veto a resolution that would terminate his national emergency declaration.
Hours before the crucial vote, the president tweeted, "The Southern Border is a National Security and Humanitarian Nightmare, but it can be easily fixed!"
President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing on drug trafficking on the southern border of the United States on March 13, 2019 in Washington.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to veto a resolution that would terminate his national emergency declaration just hour before the Senate is set for a showdown vote on the measure.
"A big National Emergency vote today by The United States Senate on Border Security & the Wall ," Trump."I am prepared to veto, if necessary. The Southern Border is a National Security and Humanitarian Nightmare, but it can be easily fixed!" After Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, on Wednesday announced support for the House-passed resolution to cancel Trump's national emergency declaration — which the president wants to use to pay for a border wall Congress has refused to fund — five Republicans have publicly declared they will vote in favor of the Democratic measure.As of last week, GOP Sens.
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