The House failed to override Trump’s veto of legislation blocking his national emergency declaration at the border, capping off a months-long congressional battle over the president’s signature issue
Now the fight over Trump's unilateral move to build a border wall will fall to the courts, where its fate is uncertain.
Still, the failure to block Trump’s veto hands the president and his party yet another win this week following special counsel Bob Mueller’s conclusion that Trump’s campaign did not collude with Russia to rig the 2016 election. In the House, 13 Republicans joined all Democrats in rejecting Trump’s national emergency declaration, which he issued after Congress refused to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The same pack of Republicans also voted to override the presidential veto, along with Rep. John Katko who was absent during the resolution vote.
“I have been a strong supporter of funding for border security and the wall ... But like I have said, the Constitution is clear that spending originates in the Congress,” Upton said in a statement. “That’s why I voted to override the President’s veto. Using a national emergency and taking money without Congress’ sign-off is an end-around and sets an unfortunate precedent.”
Democrats plan to hammer House Republicans who declined to block Trump’s veto and make the vote as politically painful as possible for the GOP, which had pleaded with Trump not to declare a national emergency. But many of them also acknowledged it was the only way to get the strong-willed president to avoid another government shutdown.
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