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Did Trump undercut his own argument to declare a national emergency?

by Kelly O'Donnell | NBC News

February 16, 2019

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Friday to get funding for a border wall. But some wonder if he undercut his own argument by saying, “I didn’t need to do this.”

Funding and Location of Wall Likely to Spark Conflicts

by Nancy Youssef, Courtney McBride, Louise Radnofsky | The Wall Street Journal

February 16, 2019

President Trump’s proposal to move billions of dollars from military spending and drug interdiction to fund the construction of 234 miles of barriers on the southern border sets up two new conflicts: one over where the money is coming from, and one over where it might go.

Trump Follows Familiar Playbook When Confronted by a Loss: Distract and Digress

by Annie Karni | The New York Times

February 16, 2019

Standing in the Rose Garden on Friday morning, President Trump heaped praise on Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing radio show host, who earlier in the week gave his blessing to a bipartisan spending bill that did not include the money Mr. Trump had demanded for a wall.