So what makes this Trump Wall Emergency different?

Lots of Emergencies have been declared before by different Presidents. I did a little digging and This is the first time ever that a President has used his emergency powers to push through a project that the Congress had refused to fund as far as I can tell. As such, it really does open up a can of worms for the future. But I am sure it serves Trumps purposes now. Just another distraction.

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MistyCee

And its a really good and juicy distraction, with a much bigger potential upside for Trump than a downside.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@MistyCee With the red cap wearers certainly.. With the Republican party officials. Maybe not so much. They have to think beyond the next election.

MistyCee

@whowasthatmaskedman Yeah, they're squirming, but they'd be squirming right about now anyway, and pushing the issue may keep them loyal in the short term and behind him in 2020.