Exclusive: White House preparing draft national emergency order, has identified $7 billion for wall

CNN.COM ^ | PRISCILLA ALVAREZ

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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. But while Trump's advisers remain divided on the issue, the White House has been moving forward with alternative plans that would bypass Congress.

"The massive amount of aliens who unlawfully enter the United States each day is a direct threat to the safety and security of our nation and constitutes a national emergency," a draft of a presidential proclamation reads.

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(Remember, 'THIS...is CNN")

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[butlerweave]

Done before the shut down

[Sarah Barracuda]

True..but for ONCE I hope this fake news is TRUE

[MichaelCorleone]

I’m sure they’ve had not only a draft, but the final version at the ready for if/when the time comes. I think they call it ‘Plan B’.

Nothing Earth-shattering about that.

[CatOwner]

Probably one of Trump’s bluffs to try and force the DEMs to accept the lower $5.7 billion. So, when Pelosi gives him the middle finger, what’s his next move, because he won’t be able to get away with an emergency order.

[Alberta's Child]

This would not be a smart move. Trump gives up all his leverage, the wall never gets built anyway, and a bunch of Republicans in the House and Senste who never wanted a wall to begin with can continue to lie their asses off to their voters and pretend they do.

[Seaplaner]

National Emergency?

Yes, and easily provable, so.

As a related item, when President Trump gives the backstory and justification for declaring a National Emergency, the reasons will be more than compelling, and more than sufficient for Americans to support the order.

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[Jane Long]

Which idiotic, left-wing ‘Judge’ will try to stop this?

[Blue Jays]

"...CNN..."

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Not giving the horrible Communist News Network the click traffic.
President Bush...please build the wall. Get momentum going to get it out of the news cycle.
The miserable America-hating leftwingers will see steel and concrete heading south coupled with government still closed, so they’ll need to negotiate.

[jdsteel]

Which idiotic, left-wing ‘Judge’ will try to stop this?

All of ‘em.

[joma89]

I am looking forward to the President declaring a national emergency. It would explain why he said he would not give the SOTU until after the partial government was over.

JoMa

[lodi90]

In another week or two McConnell will have enough GOP votes to override a veto. GOP voter turnout will crater in 2020 and Trump won’t be reelected if it becomes clear the GOP doesn’t want a wall either. So much of this PR battle is POTUS trying to hide that fact.

What the GOPe wants is a funding bill with no wall money and a executive action that will be tied up in the courts. My guess is POTUS does that since the alternative (a veto override) is much worse optics for 2020.

[rllngrk33]

...according to internal documents reviewed by CNN.

Fake News! No source provided.

[Logical me]

I feel this is BS. Don’t believe Trump will ever enact the National Emergency order. For some reason I think the entire Federal Government is a corrupt and rotten communists club of fools. And if Trump doesn’t wise up he may be a one term President in spite of all the wonderful things he has done for the people. Trump is our last chance, after that America is finished and will end up a dictatorship.

[Blue Jays]

"...President Trump gives up all his leverage..."

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Construction commencing on the wall would sure push the crazed Democrats back onto their heels!
One advantage is it would further rile them and force them to behave even nuttier, which helps us.

[Alberta's Child]

Don’t be delusional. The wall will be tied up in court for years, and 2020 will be a bloodbath for the GOP.

[lodi90]

President Trump has no leverage. He’s the first POTUS in American history without the support of his own party. How did “conservative” Mike Lee thank POTUS for signing his pet Christmas for Criminals bill? He voted NO today on the GOP bill! How pathetic is that?

[Alberta's Child]

I don’t think Trump would let the GOP push him around like that. I think he would prefer to force them to override his veto just so the voters know exactly who is responsible for all this.

[Alberta's Child]

President Trump doesn't HAVE a party. He's an independent who hijacked the GOP nomination process in 2016.

What you're seeing here is the natural turn of events when you have a president with no real party affiliation.