President Trump says he will 'probably have to veto' a resolution that would block his national emergency. Senators will vote on the resolution today. Follow live updates
President Trump, speaking to reporters in the White House, said he will"probably have to veto" a resolution that would block his national emergency."I don't know what the vote will be. It doesn't matter. I will probably have to veto," Trump said.
The GOP lawmakers had tried earlier in the day to get an audience with Trump so they could discuss the vote, but White House staff prevented the meeting from taking place.Trump now says he would support future changes to the National Emergency Act. He's rejected them before.President Trump, in a reversal, said in a tweet Tuesday he would support future changes to the National Emergency Act.
"This is a vote for the Constitution and for the balance of powers that is at its core," he said in a statement."For the Executive Branch to override a law passed by Congress would make it the ultimate power rather than a balancing power." “This is not a vote against border security. In fact, I agree that a physical barrier is urgently needed to help ease the humanitarian crisis at the southern border, and the administration already has $4.5 billion available within existing authority to fund a barrier – even without an emergency declaration.I am seriously concerned that overreach by the Executive Branch is an invitation to further expansion and abuse by future presidents.
The visit came as some Republican senators prepare to join Democrats in rejecting Trump’s use of emergency powers, and after some GOP lawmakers tried yesterday and into last night to convince Trump to support some kind of proposal that would assuage concerns about future abuse of executive authority.
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