Thursday on MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Kasie Hunt said Republican lawmakers are criticizing President Donald Trump’s intention to declared a national emergency to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Hunt said, “Don’t forget this is DHS, it’s also
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) stated that President Trump “doesn’t care what happens” when his national emergency declaration is challenged in court. Schiff said, “I don’t think he cares at all whether this
During a portion of an interview with MSNBC set to air on Thursday’s “All In,” former Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) stated that it is difficult to “make a rational case” for a national emergency declaration, putting troops on the border,
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) stated that if President Trump declares a national emergency or tries to move around money to fund a border wall, “we’ll challenge him in Congress. We’ll challenge him in
On Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live,” White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp stated that the White House needs “Congress to finish its job” on immigration, and Congress coming up with a deal is “what we want to see first.” Schlapp
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) expressed confidence that there are more than 67 senators who would disagree with the president declaring a national emergency on the border, but cautioned that those disagreements might not
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Washington Governor and possible 2020 presidential candidate Jay Inslee (D) stated that whether he would use the president’s national emergency powers on climate change depends on circumstances and he can’t give a definitive
