Senator Lindsey Graham has some advice for President Trump and how he will get his border wall built and protect the southern border.
According to Town Hall:
Sen. Lindsey Graham is encouraging President Trump to move forward with declaring an emergency to build the wall, saying that “Democrats are not working in good faith with you.”
Mr. President, the Democrats are not working in good faith with you.
Declare emergency, build the wall now.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 11, 2019
The tweet came hours after he admitted he didn’t know if that plan would work, but figured it would be worth trying given that he didn’t see a way forward in Congress.
“Speaker Pelosi’s refusal to negotiate on Wall/Barrier funding – even if the government were to be reopened – virtually ends congressional path to fund Wall/Barrier,” he said earlier Thursday. “Time for President @realDonaldTrump to use emergency powers to build Wall/Barrier. I hope it works.
President @realdonaldtrump strongly believes he has power to declare a national emergency to build a wall.
Will that approach work?
I don’t know.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 10, 2019
However, I currently do not see a path in Congress – given the recent statements of @SpeakerPelosi and the inability to use regular order in the Senate — to fund a wall.
Complete stalemate right now in Congress.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 10, 2019
Speaker Pelosi’s refusal to negotiate on Wall/Barrier funding – even if the government were to be reopened – virtually ends congressional path to fund Wall/Barrier.
Time for President @realDonaldTrump to use emergency powers to build Wall/Barrier.
I hope it works.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 10, 2019
President Trump has stated that he believes he has an absolute right to declare a national emergency and build the wall.
