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.

[Blue Jays]

"...bloodbath..."

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President Trump will witness his voters staying home unless the economy also happens to be a runaway success in 2020.

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The bigger problem for the GOP will be a collapse in voter enthusiasm up and down the ballot.