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Trump declares emergency along southern border, but admits ‘I didn’t need to do this’

Trump's decision to declare a national emergency is a controversial move designed to secure billions of dollars Congress didn't authorize him to spend for a proposed wall.

U.S. President Donald Trump declares a national emergency to build his promised border wall during a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on Feb. 15, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)
U.S. President Donald Trump declares a national emergency to build his promised border wall during a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on Feb. 15, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)Read moreTNS
    by Rob Tornoe
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