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Shutdown Fever: Historians Consider Trump's 'Emergency' Legit

President Donald Trump salutes a U.S. Border Patrol helicopter with U.S. Border Patrol agents as it flies over the Rio Grande River during his visit to the U.S. - Mexico border in Mission, Texas. (Reuters/Leah Millis)

By    |   Thursday, 10 January 2019 05:50 PM EST

President Donald Trump has said he may declare a national state of emergency to obtain the $5.7 billion to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico to stop illegal immigration.

The impasse between Trump and congressional Democrats over the wall funding has led to the partial federal government shutdown.

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President Donald Trump has said he may declare a national state of emergency to obtain the $5.7 billion to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico to stop illegal immigration.The impasse between Trump and congressional Democrats over the wall funding has led to the...
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