President Trump did it.
Trump decided to go 'Nuclear' in his effort to secure funding for a southern border wall. After negotiations to fund the wall through Congress went south, Trump decided to declare a national emergency.
President Trump did it.
Trump decided to go 'Nuclear' in his effort to secure funding for a southern border wall. After negotiations to fund the wall through Congress went south, Trump decided to declare a national emergency.
Protecting America's southern border was a primary campaign promise. A lot has changed since the wall was proposed during the 2016 presidential campaign, though.
Rather than secure funding for the border wall from Mexico, the battle has shifted to one of funding approval from Congress. As we all know, the longest government shut down in US history was started by Trump as a way to gain leverage in this effort.
While controversial in terms of its constitutionality, the move could allow President Trump to secure additional funds he deems necessary for completing the construction of a southern border wall.
As you can imagine, the move drew both praise and contempt from those on the internet. The reactions were also not exactly falling along party lines.
Meadows believes the move is fully legal, a preemptive response to the inevitable legal challenges the declaration will face in days and weeks to come.
In a radio interview on Friday, she said "the only national emergency is that our president is an idiot."
To some this may seem like a surprising response given that she is a conservative commentator, but Coulter has been highly critical of Trump when it comes to immigration.
Coulter has been strictly against signing a compromise deal with Democrats that doesn't include everything needed for border security, which Trump did on Friday as well.
Scott Dworkin posted this tweet as news started on come out on Thursday that Trump planned to declare a national emergency.
Of course, whether Trump golfing the day after is actually a big deal or not is totally up for debate. What can be said for sure is that each side of the political spectrum will find their own way to rationalize their praise or contempt for the President over this issue.