Trump Openly Admitting He's Declaring 'National Emergency' To "Make A Deal"

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...is the most despotic thing from him yet.

Daniel Dale @ddale8 1h1 hour ago
Trump says he'd rather make a deal, but probably will end up declaring a national emergency: "Probably I will do it. I would almost say definitely." He adds: "If we don't make a deal, I would say it would be very surprising to me that I would not declare a national emergency."

...so, the 'national emergency' would be his inability to obtain 'deal' with Democrats on his political goals; namely his Wall, which was revealed to be a campaign hook, rather than an actual response to any emergency.

There's an artificial, Trump-induced crisis at the southern border, not a 'emergency,' with refugees piling up in detention camps on both sides of the border as a direct result of his tightened, restrictive amnesty policies which don't allow refugees to be released to sponsors while their petitions to stay work their way through the court. People have died as a result of the neglect and harsh conditions at these detention camps.

We are Germany, prewar Germany where an entire ethnicity was demonized by Hitler and forced into abusive camps. We are, in effect, the Germans. The more we acquiesce to this, the further the abuses against this specific class of refugees. There is not going to be an end to these crimes against humanity until we remove the source of the violence. We are challenged right now to be 'good Americans' and stand firm against the menace in the White House.

Congress should not bend to blackmail. Seeking to effect political goals outside of the democratic process through the coercion of a 'national emergency' is a gateway to autocracy of the worst sort, especially with this megalomaniac we have in charge directing and exploiting it.

Congress should stand firm, and move to severely restrain Trump's anti-constitutional power-grab.

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1. Keep talking Trump.Your own statements will prove that there is/was no emergency in court challenge

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3. Exactly.

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9. He's also writing his own abuse of power article of impeachment

This would be a gross abuse of the power of his office

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2. That's how the mob "negotiates" - blackmail, bribery, and extortion

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4. K&R for visibility. nt

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5. Trump just likes to see others suffer. If others suffer, it means he is winning

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8. He's a sadistic sociopath!!! n/t

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6. I'm still confused, so help me

If Trump declares an emergency, then he will tell Mitch McConnell they can bring bills to a vote that don't include wall funding?

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7. I believe he'll try and spend money not specifically authorized by Congress for his aims

...proposed using the military for the task, for instance, and draw from their budget.

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10. kick