(The Hill)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday that President Trump should declare a national emergency to direct construction of a wall along the southern border if lawmakers are unable to reach a deal on border security over the next three weeks.
"If White House and Congress fail to reach a deal then President @realDonaldTrump must act through emergency powers to build wall/barrier," Graham tweeted.
The senator said a legislative deal would be "the best way forward," but argued that Trump directing troops to build a wall via emergency declaration would not be much different from how past administrations have used troops at the border.
"Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump have all sent troops to help secure the border in the past," he tweeted. "What’s the difference between troops securing the border and troops constructing barriers to secure the border?"
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