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Trump is ready to declare a national emergency to get his wall: McConnell

Because the world is not stressful enough.

Trump is ready to declare a national emergency to get his wall: McConnell

[Photos: Flickr user Gage Skidmore (Trump) (McConnell)]

BY Christopher Zara0 minute read

Because the world is not stressful enough right now, President Donald Trump is prepared to declare a national emergency in order to fund his dream wall along the southern U.S. border. That’s according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who made the statement today on the Senate floor, saying Trump plans to make the declaration after he signs a funding bill–which does not include funding for the wall–in order to keep the government open. The current spending bill, signed three weeks ago, expires tomorrow.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Christopher Zara is a senior editor for Fast Company, where he runs the news desk. His new memoir, UNEDUCATED (Little, Brown), tells a highly personal story about the education divide and his madcap efforts to navigate the professional world without a college degree. More