You asked for it and el Trumpeth giveth. Mitch McConnell revealed that Trump will declare a national emergency at the same time he signs the budget bill compromise.
ALERT: McConnell says from the floor trump will sign bill and issue national emergency declaration.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) February 14, 2019
Wow.
BREAKING: McConnell says Pres Trump has told him he is prepared to sign the funding bill into law AND declare a national emergency at the same time.
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) February 14, 2019
Earlier Mike Pence hinted at it:
Pence hints at a national emergency declaration: "I know the president is considering that as well as other authority he has as President of the United States to address what is a very real humanitarian and security crisis at our southern border." via pooler @katierogers
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) February 14, 2019
But this is no surprise, Trump has been hinting at this for a long time. And even Sean Hannity said last night that he thought Trump would press on and get the wall built. Now, how will Democrats respond? And how will he deal with the inevitable legal obstruction? We will soon find out.
UPDATE:
Here’s what I was talking about – Hannity even mocks the mainstream media for not taking Trump’s statements seriously, and hints that he has sources directly at the White House: