President Trump issued a fresh veto threat Thursday morning as the Republican-led Senate appeared poised to pass a measure rebuking him over his national emergency declaration at the U.S.-Mexico border.
“A big National Emergency vote today by The United States Senate on Border Security & the Wall ,” Trump said in an early-morning tweet. “I am prepared to veto, if necessary. The Southern Border is a National Security and Humanitarian Nightmare, but it can be easily fixed!”Feb. 15 as a way to circumvent Congress and get the money he wanted to build barriers along the southern border.
On Wednesday, Sen. Mike Lee , who was leading an effort to craft a compromise aimed at curtailing presidential emergency powers in the future, became the latest Republican to announce plans to defect and vote for a resolution to nullify Trump’s declaration when it comes to the floor on Thursday.
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