It's going to be an interesting year on the wall front. President Trump announced that he will sign the funding legislation for the rest of the year which includes funds for 55 more miles of wall on the southern border. After that, he is going to declare a national emergency and use other funds to build the rest of the wall as needed.
As you would expect, half of DC is melting down since the announcement. Some of the comments have been amazingly stupid. For example, Elizabeth Warren said that climate change or the opioid epidemic are crises, but the wall is not. Of course, one of the main reasons for the wall is to help stem the flow of illegal drugs into the US from Mexico. I guess it was too much for her to put the two together. Nancy Pelosi is already telling the country that the next Democrat president will declare an emergency for climate change and then take steps that cannot pass Congress. That may sound good, but think what it tells people around the country about the consequences of voting for a Democrat for President. Most people paying attention will be less likely to vote for a Democrat as a result.
But let's go back to the basic question. Should Trump have declared an emergency? The Dems can call it a temper tantrum or a hoax or whatever they want. Nevertheless, two things are totally clear: 1) Trump made clear all through the campaign in 2016 that he would get the wall built, and he is just honoring his promise now. 2) Trump also tried every way possible to get a deal with the Democrats that would adequately fund border security. They refused. He told them that if they refused he would do this. Now that is exactly what he is doing. It was the Democrats who were unreasonable, not the President.
As you would expect, half of DC is melting down since the announcement. Some of the comments have been amazingly stupid. For example, Elizabeth Warren said that climate change or the opioid epidemic are crises, but the wall is not. Of course, one of the main reasons for the wall is to help stem the flow of illegal drugs into the US from Mexico. I guess it was too much for her to put the two together. Nancy Pelosi is already telling the country that the next Democrat president will declare an emergency for climate change and then take steps that cannot pass Congress. That may sound good, but think what it tells people around the country about the consequences of voting for a Democrat for President. Most people paying attention will be less likely to vote for a Democrat as a result.
But let's go back to the basic question. Should Trump have declared an emergency? The Dems can call it a temper tantrum or a hoax or whatever they want. Nevertheless, two things are totally clear: 1) Trump made clear all through the campaign in 2016 that he would get the wall built, and he is just honoring his promise now. 2) Trump also tried every way possible to get a deal with the Democrats that would adequately fund border security. They refused. He told them that if they refused he would do this. Now that is exactly what he is doing. It was the Democrats who were unreasonable, not the President.
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