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Exclusive: White House preparing draft national emergency order and identified $7 billion for wall
CNN ^ | 01/24/19 | By Priscilla Alvarez and Tammy Kupperman

Posted on 01/24/2019 3:05:37 PM PST by blueyon

Washington (CNN)The White House is preparing a draft proclamation for President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency along the southern border and has identified more than $7 billion in potential funds for his signature border wall should he go that route, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN. Trump has not ruled out using his authority to declare a national emergency and direct the Defense Department to construct a border wall as Congress and the White House fight over a deal to end the government shutdown.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bordersecurity; buildthewall; clintonnonnews; cnn; cnnfakenews; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; doit; drugs; finally; geterdone; illegals; immigration; maga; mediabias; nationalemergency; postus; trump; trumpwall
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To: b4me
Yes thanks .. knew it was a LOT, but didn't recall a precise-ish number offhand.

So as you say, an effective wall is a bargain at ten times the asking price.

81 posted on 01/24/2019 4:47:16 PM PST by tomkat
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To: blueyon

What I’d like to see is the military being deployed to stop the invasion, and being given “invasion” rules of engagement.


82 posted on 01/24/2019 4:47:44 PM PST by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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To: dp0622

There should be an equal number of people marching south toward the border.


83 posted on 01/24/2019 4:52:41 PM PST by Wm F Buckley Republican
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To: RoseofTexas

“Probably FAKENEWS!!”

Probably, not that a contingency wouldn’t be under discussion. But people here are cheering like it will just happen. It won’t.

It would mean the issue is dragged through the courts and nothing happens.

President Trump is right to try to get the needed votes in Congress. The political cost and outcome would be very high and lengthy to try the emergency route.


84 posted on 01/24/2019 4:54:49 PM PST by romanesq (For George Soros so loved the world, he gave us Obama)
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To: patriotspride

I am betting that Trump rolls out the plan to pull funds from government sources when he gives his SOTU address. He alludes to it in his Q+A with reporters in the CNN report.

Yes, I went to CNN and watched though I hate to make the commie news network a penny.


85 posted on 01/24/2019 5:01:12 PM PST by Foundahardheadedwoman (God don't have a statute of limitations)
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To: umgud

My suspicion is that Ruth Bader Ginsburg is already assumed room temperature.


86 posted on 01/24/2019 5:02:10 PM PST by BOBWADE (RINOs suck)
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To: blueyon

if its not true ..cnn would have proven just how they are ...liars


87 posted on 01/24/2019 5:02:40 PM PST by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd...you get no further ,than the crowd")
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To: Mariner

Could have been intentionally leaked by Trump to make the dims more panicked. He is showing that he doesn’t need their approval to do what is needed for our country. Just one more nail in nancy and chucky’s coffin.


88 posted on 01/24/2019 5:07:26 PM PST by Foundahardheadedwoman (God don't have a statute of limitations)
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To: Mariner

Could have been intentionally leaked by Trump to make the dims more panicked. He is showing that he doesn’t need their approval to do what is needed for our country. Just one more nail in nancy and chucky’s coffin.


89 posted on 01/24/2019 5:07:27 PM PST by Foundahardheadedwoman (God don't have a statute of limitations)
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To: blueyon

Trump has probably had his lawyers on
this for quite some time, knowing that
Nancy’s stubbornness would block any
wall finding. Playing them to show what
he has said all along. They’re
obstructionists. They don’t care about
the furloughed workers, or America’s
sovereignty and security. The CNN
leak my have been planned to put
more pressure on the house to do
their job before Trump pulls the
trigger for a national emergency.


90 posted on 01/24/2019 5:09:59 PM PST by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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To: blueyon

The way I get to what is the right thing to do:

There already is 1 or more caravans that came to our borders, and I guess they all got in... or most... which was not legal.
There are 7+ thousand heading toward our United States southern border tonight.. which is not legal.
The dems won’t cooperate in stopping this...they won’t vote for the wall or anything... they want them all to come in. We don’t know who they are and they are not welcome this way.
The reasons behind NOT getting the illegal immigration fixed, is purely political..
So do whatever and however the President has available to get the wall DONE ASAP. !


91 posted on 01/24/2019 5:20:57 PM PST by frnewsjunkie
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To: Mr. K

“Until some low-level district judge orders him to stop”.

Really?

A federal judge would think he has the authority to prevent a duly elected president from doing his duty to protect the nation from an invasion?


92 posted on 01/24/2019 5:36:43 PM PST by Captain7seas (UNexit. Make America Great Again!)
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To: blueyon

I dont trust cnn fake news as a sole source for anything.

The idea, however, is a tremendous one and I hope Trump is preparing to do it asap.


93 posted on 01/24/2019 5:39:24 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: blueyon

I also hope he is preparing to adjourn congress until the shutdown is over.

He so damn well can do it.


94 posted on 01/24/2019 5:40:17 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: malach

They also maybe trying to identify a white house leaker as well.

In any case, he should do it and he should adjourn congress.


95 posted on 01/24/2019 5:41:44 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: blueyon

CNN.

spit


96 posted on 01/24/2019 5:41:58 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.r)
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To: Secret Agent Man

You understand that the shutdown cannot end at all without a Congress acting when it’s in session, right?


97 posted on 01/24/2019 5:43:28 PM PST by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: jjotto

When thy finally want to negotiate and get their act together he can reconvene them.

Right now may as well as pelosi has no heat on her to do anything different. They also cant get anything terrible done if they are adjourned.


98 posted on 01/24/2019 5:47:33 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Leep
Is the Pope Jewish?

No, but he's still a schmuck.

99 posted on 01/24/2019 5:49:11 PM PST by rfp1234 (I don't watch CNN for the same reason I don't drink from the toilet.)
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To: BOBWADE
My suspicion is that Ruth Bader Ginsburg is already assumed room temperature.

bttt
100 posted on 01/24/2019 5:58:06 PM PST by novemberslady
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