"We can call a national emergency for security reasons … I did not do it, I can do it, but we can call a national emergency and build it very quickly," he said. he said during a speech at the White House. Rose Garden.
Trump has repeatedly referred to the need to declare a national emergency in recent months, but has not yet acted on it, allowing the government to block funding of the wall rather than declare it.
It seemed that Friday would indicate that he would prefer to get funding through Congress.
"If we can do this throughout the negotiation process, we will try," he said.
However, Trump also stated that he felt that he did not need congressional approval to build the wall.
"Absolutely," Trump replied. "We can call a national emergency, I have not done it, I can do it, I can do it, we can call a national emergency and build it very quickly, that's another way of doing it. make."
Trump said, "I never threaten anyone, but I'm allowed to do it – call a national emergency."
In December, defense officials from the Pentagon Homeland Defense Section visited whites. Three US officials told CNN that House needed to attend a meeting to discuss this possibility.
The meeting, which was attended by officials from the Department of Homeland Security, focused on options for Trump to build the border wall by appealing for military funding if he was unable to obtain the money that he wanted from Congress.
