The administration will reportedly hold meetings on Friday and over the weekend to discuss "next steps" for getting the wall built, despite Trump acknowledging that he had a "productive" and "very good" meeting with Democratic leaders on Friday.WATCH: President Trump says he is considering declaring a national emergency as a potential attempt to circumvent Congress for border wall funding. pic.twitter.com/7CYDuBS2pn— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 4, 2019
Still, one of ABC's sources said using the emergency powers would only be a partial solution.
One administration official described the current executive action under consideration as clearing the way for the construction of roughly 115 miles of new border wall strictly on land owned by DoD, which would make up roughly 5 percent of the more than 2,000-mile border.
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"The President has some limited authority to direct the Department of Defense to build portions of the barrier along the southern border," Tom Bossert, Trump's former Homeland Security adviser and current ABC News contributor said. "Depending on what approach he takes, every option available to him comes with some structural constraints and will be met with congressional opposition and legal action — even the very rare emergency authority that has garnered debate this week. Unless Congress acts, there is seemingly a significant limit to the amount of wall Department of Defense could build."
Do it!..and while your at it sir...Deem the House of Representatives a terrorist organization!..
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4918/text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4918/text
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