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"By the President's very own admission in the Rose Garden, there is no national emergency."
In a comment that you can bet is going to be cited in lawsuits against this national emergency, Trump admits, "I didn't need to do this, but I'd rather do it much faster."
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lol here's the ACLU enjoying all this
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and scene
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ACLU officially announces it will sue over Trump's national emergency declaration, details to come next week (so no race to the courthouse tonight). They point to Trump's Rose Garden comments this a.m., see: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/trump-said-he-didnt-need-to-declare-an-emergency-to-build …
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Also this FOIA suit
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I’m getting the impression that he’s looking to be forbidden to build his fence. That way, he tried, but the so called swamp prevented him.
But he’s like a bull in a china shop. Havoc is fine so long as he gets to do whatever pleases his cholesterol clogged heart.
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