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BREAKING: President Trump says he will declare a national emergency to secure funding for border wall. nbcnews.to/2GrZhoS

Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer:

"This is plainly a power grab by a disappointed President, who has gone outside the bounds of the law to try to get what he failed to achieve in the constitutional legislative process."

"I could do the wall over a longer period of time. I didn't need to do this, but I'd rather do it much faster," President Trump tells @PeterAlexander of national emergency declaration to secure funding for border wall. nbcnews.to/2DGF771

Sen. Graham: "I stand firmly behind President Trump’s decision to use executive powers to build the wall-barriers we desperately need."

Sen. Rick Scott: “I applaud the President’s decision to put the safety of our country first and use his authority to secure our border."

Senate Majority Leader McConnell:

“President Trump’s decision to announce emergency action is the predictable and understandable consequence of Democrats’ decision to put partisan obstruction ahead of the national interest."

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President Trump letter to Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader McConnell:

"I have exercised my authority to declare a national emergency"

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JUST IN: ACLU says it will file lawsuit challenging President Trump's national emergency declaration "early next week."

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