White House Mulvaney and Pres. Trump speaking.
Pres. Trump and WH Mulvaney are speaking about China and border wall
- Trump will have roughly $8 billion for wall funding after he declares national emergency
- will be able to draw on $1.38 billion from funding bill, 600 million from treasury forfeiture fund, $2.5 billion from defense counter drug fund, and $3.6 billion from military construction fund
- Trump to sign funding bill either later on Friday or Saturday
- $8 million will fund work to be done this year; senior official says goal is to build at least 234 miles a border wall
- administration will be looking for more all funds beyond the $8 billion identified
Pres. Trump is talking about it now.
- Will sign national emergency on border wall to fund border wall and stop illegal drugs from crossing the border.
- Expects legal action to challenge his national emergency order. Likely to end up at the Supreme Courtyou
- China talks will continue next week
- The national emergency is to protect from illegal drugsis and get out gangs
- The courts will determine the constitutionality of the national emergency
- The war at the border is real; you don't have a border, you don't have a country
