Trump, on shutdown's 24th day, says he's 'not looking' to call national emergency
by Eli Stokols and Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times
Jan 15, 2019
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday seemed to back away from his threat to declare a national emergency to fund his proposed southern border wall and perhaps resolve the 24-day-old partial government shutdown, demanding instead that Democrats give him the $5.7 billion he wants.
"I'm not looking to call a national emergency," Trump told reporters on the White House South Lawn. "This is so simple, you shouldn't have to."
The president again insisted that he has "the absolute right" to use an emergency
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