Meet the 11 GOP Senators Who May 'Resist' Trump's Emergency Declaration

President Donald Trump lays out his plans to declare a national emergency at the White House earlier this month. (Getty Images)

By    |   Sunday, 24 February 2019 08:19 PM EST ET

Congressional Democrats have the power to undo President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency -- if they can persuade enough GOP senators to join them.

Democrats need at least four Republican defections in the GOP-controlled Senate to send a resolution to the president’s desk overturning his attempt to divert military-construction funds to build the wall.

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