the Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, said Thursday evening that president Donald Trump is prepared to sign a budsjettkompromiss about border security samidig that he will declare a state of emergency on the border.
The white house confirms the information on Thursday evening.
– the President will sign the budsjettavtalen, as he has said in the past. He will also implement other measures, including national emergency, to make sure that stops the security and humanitarian crisis on the border, says publicist Sarah H. Sanders.
Avoids probably the new “shutdown” – just Trumps signature missing
such A state of emergency does that Trump in theory, can build the wall without that financing is approved by Congress. In budsjettkompromisset, it is namely not enough money to build the wall.
the Democrats notifications legal proceedings
however, It is far from certain that Trump will be able to get money for the wall if he signs the budsjettkompromisset.
Demokatenes flertallsleder in the house of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has already warned that they will take legal action if Trump declares a state of emergency.
– the Precedent president creates is something that should be seen with great unrest and worry among the Republicans. We will respond then, ” she says.
Can avoid shutdown
It is also expected that such a move will lead to fierce debate about the Trumps authority, and that the president will face legal prevent from the political opponents.
Trump has several times previously threatened to declare a state of emergency in order to obtain the funding, but have not yet done seriously of it.
Leaders in the Senate have waited for the poll about the budsjettkompromisset, just to get the signals for how Trump will set itself to it. Now it has the signal arrived.
the Compromise will be to avoid the shutdown of the state apparatus, that can happen already Friday. A declaration of martial law will therefore open for the construction of a grensemur to Mexico.
Langet out during the meeting before the speech,
CNN reported yesterday that Trump would sign budsjettkompromisset on border security, which Democrats and Republicans have agreed on.
According to two sources close to the president as CNN has talked to, is Trump not particularly glad to sign the compromise, but he does it in order to avoid a new shutdown of parts of the state apparatus.
Get the 4.3 billion dollars less
the Democrats and the Republicans in Congress have agreed on a new agreement on border security. It involves more money to secure the border with Mexico, but much less than Trump.
the President would have the 5.7 billion doller, but receive approximately 1.4 billion dollars instead.
the Agreement must be approved by Congress and signed by president Trump no later than Friday for the united STATES to avoid a new so-called shutdown.
In December and January, the united STATES was through a rekordlang 35-day shutdown of the state apparatus precisely because the Republicans and the Democrats were not agreed budsjetttet.
to be Updated
CNN: – Trump is planning martial law
