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Trump says he could declare national emergency to build border wall

Asked Friday if he would declare a national emergency to get the wall built, Trump responded: “We can do it. I haven’t done it. I may do it. I may do it.”

By Erica Werner, Josh Dawsey and Seung Min Kim, The Washington Post
President Donald Trump talks to reporters about an impending U.S. Government shutdown as he participates in a bill signing ceremony for the “First Step Act” and the “Juvenile Justice Reform Act” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on December 21, 2018.

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