White House says Trump will veto the disapproval of the emergency

Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Update

13:18 CST, Sunday 17 February 2019

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump is ready to issue the first veto of his term if Congress disapproves of his national emergency declaration along the US-Mexico border, a senior advisor said on Sunday. from the White House.

White House senior advisor Stephen Miller told "Fox News Sunday" that "the president will protect his national emergency declaration". When asked if it meant that Trump was ready to veto a disapproval resolution, Miller added, "He'll protect his national emergency statement, it's guaranteed."

The West Wing is on multiple fronts as the President's efforts to bypbad Congress and fund his long-promised border wall are facing bipartisan criticism and multiple legal challenges. After legislators from both parties have blocked their billions of dollars to fulfill its signature campaign commitment, Trump's declared national emergency on Friday transfers billions of federal dollars for the military construction of the border. .

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra told ABC's "This Week" that his country would initiate an "imminent" lawsuit to block the order, after the American Civil Liberties Union and the non-profit Public Citizen Watch Group announced Friday that they were suing.

The Democrats are considering tabling a resolution disapproving of the declaration once the Congress resumes and is likely to be pbaded by both houses. Several Republican senators have already indicated that they would vote against Trump – although there still does not seem to be enough votes to void the president's veto.

Miller of the White House insisted that Congress give the president a wide margin of maneuver under the National Emergencies Act. But Trump's statement goes beyond previous money transfer emergencies after Congress blocked its funding application for the wall, which may take legal challenges into account.

Trump's advisers admit that Trump can not keep his promise to build the wall until voters decide to grant him another mandate next year, but insist that his base will remain by his side as long as He will not be perceived as having abandoned the battle. The barrier.

Senator Chris Coons, D-Del., Told CBS's "Face the Nation" show that he was convinced that Congress needed to act to "defend" its credentials.

"I really think we should not create the terrible precedent of letting a president declare a national emergency just to bypbad the congressional vote process," he said.

Representative Will Hurd, R-Texas, criticizes Trump's border policies, said he would support a bill to revise Trump's emergency declaration, saying "this would create a dangerous precedent ".

"What worries me is that our government was not designed to operate in a national emergency," he told CBS.

Jordan's representative, Trump's ally, Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told ABC that he felt there was enough GOP voting to prevent supermajorities from giving up a veto.

"I think there are a lot of votes in the House to make sure there is no derogation from the president's veto," he said. "So it'll be settled in court, we'll have to wait and see."