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Watch Live: President Trump Declares National Emergency To Build Border Wall

WKAR Public Media
Published February 15, 2019 at 9:53 AM EST
President Donald J. Trump
PBS NewsHour
President Donald J. Trump

President Trump is speaking about border security at the White House. Congress passed a compromise spending measure Thursday to avert a government shutdown that includes some funding for the border barrier. But the White House says Trump will also sign an emergency declaration that will allow him to divert additional funds to build a wall as he has long promised.
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