President Donald trump at a press conference today, January 4, announced that it will officially declare a state of emergency in the country for the construction of a border wall, but he wants to try to negotiate with Congress.
«I can do it if you want. You can enter in the country state of emergency. But I think that this «confrontation» over the issue of the construction of the wall on the southern border will end sooner than you expect», — said the President.
Earlier today, Donald trump told leaders of Congress that a partial closure of the government (the so-called «shutdown») can last for months or even a year, but «he doesn’t think it will happen.» We will remind, now there is a 14-day shutdown caused by the fact that trump and Congress cannot agree on funding for a wall on the border with Mexico.
Today the speaker of the house of representatives Nancy Pelosi and the democratic leader in the Senate, Chuck Schumer spent nearly two hours of talks with Donald trump. Schumer after the meeting, called it «somewhat controversial», but the trump is «productive.»
According to the President, he appointed a team that on the upcoming weekend to meet with legislators to try to resolve the confrontation.
«We need to protect our borders. We have a well working control, but along the southern border of the country there are so many unprotected areas. Through them in the U.S. the smugglers bring in drugs,» said Donald trump, and added that the only way to stop this is to build a strong concrete or steel construction in most of these «open» areas.
