POTUS speech in 3 weeks (Feb 15):
My fellow Americans. I deeply care about our country, our safety, and securing our border
When I campaigned, I promised to build a wall
I intend to keep that promise
I asked the Democrats for 5.7b to fund the wall, and our government was shut down for 35 days
The Democrats said they would negotiate if I re-open the government
3 weeks ago, I re-opened the government for 3 weeks, to give the Democrats an opportunity to come to the table and negotiate
I warned them that if we did not reach an agreement by today, that I would use my powers and declare a National Emergency
Well, here we are, Feb 15th and the Democrats did not once try and negotiate a wall, after saying they would if I re open the government.
I have tried everything, I have exhausted all options.
i hereby declare a National Emergency and allocate 7b for a border wall, effective today