McConnell Reportedly Warns Trump Off Emergency Tac
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Posted On: 02/02/2019 5:19:45 PM
McConnell Reportedly Warns Trump Off Emergency Tactic Amid Possible GOP Revolt After Nancy says No to Trump!
Senate majority leader fears such a move could split Republicans and Congress might pass a resolution opposing it.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has privately cautioned President Donald Trump not to declare a national emergency to build his southern border wall, The Washington Post reported Friday. He warned Trump that such a declaration might split the GOP and that Congress could pass a resolution opposing it, two Republican sources familiar with the conversation told the newspaper.
In such a situation Trump might be forced into the first veto of his presidency — against his own party, McConnell pointed out, according to the sources.
The exchange reportedly occurred in a face-to-face meeting in the White House that involved only the two men.
It’s difficult to know if the president’s repeated threats to declare an emergency to take the legislature out of the picture to build the wall is bluff or serious. Trump has insisted he will not agree to any deal unless it includes money for a wall. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) flatly told reporters Thursday: “There’s not going to be any wall money in the legislation.”https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-quietly-warns-trump-off-national-emergency_us_5c552d17e4b00187b5511c84
Senate majority leader fears such a move could split Republicans and Congress might pass a resolution opposing it.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has privately cautioned President Donald Trump not to declare a national emergency to build his southern border wall, The Washington Post reported Friday. He warned Trump that such a declaration might split the GOP and that Congress could pass a resolution opposing it, two Republican sources familiar with the conversation told the newspaper.
In such a situation Trump might be forced into the first veto of his presidency — against his own party, McConnell pointed out, according to the sources.
The exchange reportedly occurred in a face-to-face meeting in the White House that involved only the two men.
It’s difficult to know if the president’s repeated threats to declare an emergency to take the legislature out of the picture to build the wall is bluff or serious. Trump has insisted he will not agree to any deal unless it includes money for a wall. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) flatly told reporters Thursday: “There’s not going to be any wall money in the legislation.”https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-quietly-warns-trump-off-national-emergency_us_5c552d17e4b00187b5511c84
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