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President Donald Trump may declare National Emergency in America: US media

President Donald Trump may declare National Emergency in America: US media

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he might declare anational emergency imminently to secure money for his border wall.”I may declare a national emergency dependent on what’s going to happenover the next few days,” Trump told reporters as he left the White Housefor Camp David.A White House official told CNNlinkonSaturday that Trump was leaning towards declaring a national emergency touse military funding for his wall.Trump has demanded Congress appropriate money for the wall, and his disputewith Democrats over the issue pushed the government into an ongoing partialshutdown.Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to meet with congressionalleadership staff on Sunday afternoon, where, according to two congressionalsources, aides would be given the White House’s budget justification forabout $5.7 billion for the border wall.