Trump vetoes legislation to reject his emergency declaration. His first veto defends his plan to fund a border barrier.
By Anne Gearan and Anne Gearan White House reporter Email Bio Follow Devlin Barrett Devlin Barrett Reporter focusing on national security and law enforcement Email Bio Follow March 15 at 3:57 PM President Trump issued the first veto of his presidency Friday to secure federal money for a border wall he promised as a candidate and considers a crucial priority for reelection, capping a week of confrontation with both political parties.
“I’d like to thank all of the Great Republican Senators who bravely voted for Strong Border Security and the WALL,” Trump tweeted ahead of his veto action. “This will help stop Crime, Human Trafficking, and Drugs entering our Country. Watch, when you get back to your State, they will LOVE you more than ever before!”
Trump had sought to frame the debate in terms of immigration, arguing that Republican senators who supported border security should back him on the emergency declaration.A Justice Department letter to congressional leaders details the arguments defending the Trump’s emergency declaration, arguing that the president was authorized to do so by the National Emergencies Act of 1976.
The letter, sent last week to the top Democrat and Republican in the Senate, goes on to argue that the situation at the border has worsened. The letter, which draws much of its reasoning from analysis done by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, goes on to note the various lesser crises for which past presidents have declared emergencies under the law.
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