Mick Mulvaney: Trump ready to secure border 'with or without Congress'

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Mick Mulvaney: Trump ready to secure border 'with or without Congress'
by Diana Stancy Correll
 | January 27, 2019 10:44 AM



Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney signaled Sunday that President Trump is prepared to declare a national emergency in order to obtain funding for a border wall.

A temporary spending deal was reached last week to reopen large swaths of the federal government that were shuttered for more than a month. The White House and Congress now have three weeks to come up with a long-term legislative solution, which Mulvaney said on "Fox News Sunday" would be the "right way" to obtain funding to fulfill Trump's demand for $5.7 billion in funding for a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.

If Trump doesn't secure the funds he seeks, "at the end of the day, the president’s commitment is to defend the nation and he’ll do it either with or without Congress," Mulvaney told Fox News' Chris Wallace.

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[Chosen Daughter]

I understand the idea.  I don't know if it will make one bit of difference waiting.  Not with public opinion.  Not with the hopes that Democrats will come to the table and fund the wall.  I get it that they are trying to be the better person by giving them a chance.  But it is painfully obvious with the victory dance Democrats did that they have no intention of coming to the table.

[dfwgator]

Just Do It!

[dfwgator]

I understand the idea.  I don't know if it will make one bit of difference waiting.  Not with public opinion.  Not with the hopes that Democrats will come to the table and fund the wall.  I get it that they are trying to be the better person by giving them a chance.  But it is painfully obvious with the victory dance Democrats did that they have no intention of coming to the table.

"What needs to be done eventually,  must be done immediately!"

[corbe]

   Sad that it took him 2 years to figure out that HIS own GOP Congress (Ryan/McConnell) didn't have his back.  I blame Reince and Kelly, what say you Trumpers?

[Chosen Daughter]

"What needs to be done eventually,  must be done immediately!"

I think so.  They are doing their best to be the reasonable party and give them a chance.  I don't know if it would pay off.

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MARGARET BRENNAN: Is the president really prepared to shut down the government again in three weeks?

MICK MULVANEY: Yeah I think he actually is. Keep in mind he's willing to do whatever it takes to secure the border. He does take this very seriously. This is a serious humanitarian and security crisis. And as President of the United States he takes the security of the nation as his highest priority. He doesn't want to shut the government down. Let's make that very clear. He doesn't want to declare a national emergency. What he wants to do is fix this the way that things are supposed to get fixed with our government which is through legislation. One of the reasons he agreed to open the government this week was to essentially take the Democrats at their word while their leadership have been telling us they were not interested in negotiating and they were sort of taking this do nothing and hope the president gives up approach. There were many many Democrats, both rank and file and some lower levels of leadership, would come to us and say look we- we happen to agree with you on border security, some of them were even very public about it.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/transcript-mick-mulvaney-on-face-the-nation-january-27-2019/


He thinks so? We already know where Pelosi and Schumer stand. Near the conclusion of his remarks on Friday, the president said it would be shutdown or emergency declaration. Shutting down the government would indicate he wasn't serious about the emergency or has been advised it would be problematic. Declaration would lead to lengthy legal challenges. He's boxed himself in with a public statement - again.