Mark Meckler, president of Citizens for Self-Governance, told Breitbart News that 95 percent of Republican voters support President Trump using “emergency powers” to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall. He also warned that Trump support from Republican voters would collapse if he failed to build the wall.
A poll of 2,700 Trump voters shows that President Donald Trump will lose 43 percent of his base of support if a border wall is not built.
Three-quarters of Republicans support President Donald J. Trump declaring a national emergency to build a wall along America’s southern border, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
Appearing on the Fox News Channel Tuesday evening, Eric Trump told host Sean Hannity that he wants his father, President Donald Trump, to declare a national emergency to construct a U.S.-Mexico border wall if negotiations with Democrat leaders fail.
Univision anchor Jorge Ramos insisted on Tuesday that a border wall will not prevent illegal immigrants and drugs from entering the country and said Americans must accept that the U.S.-Mexico border is “nothing more than an invention.”
President Trump can build a border wall using the United States military to stop mass illegal immigration and drug trafficking without funding approval from Congress and without having to declare a national emergency.
House Democrats’ top lawmaker, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), says he does not “expect” there to be a border wall funding deal reached that includes an amnesty for illegal aliens.
CBS “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert told his audience on Monday that President Donald Trump’s negotiations with the Democrats to set aside money for border security is the very definition of “insanity.”
Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) commented on President Donald Trump’s planned border wall, which the senator referred to as a “racist symbol” of the Trump administration. Merkley acknowledged the importance of barriers involving a fence and
Monday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said the recent government shutdown showed that President Donald Trump couldn’t “even keep the wheels on enough to keep this thing moving forward.” Partial transcript as follows: ODONNELL: Over the
Monday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele said Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) turned “the screw just a little bit tighter” on President Donald Trump every day. Steele said, “Now he’s at a point where the opposition
The White House press secretary claims that conservatives “who actually have influence” don’t think President Trump caved on the shutdown.
Monday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) said it was “appalling” that President Donald Trump would even consider shutting down the government if no compromise is reached during the three-week extension. Hirono said, “We should be focusing
Close to 90 percent of American voters say they opposed a plan crafted by White House adviser Jared Kushner and a handful of Republican senators to grant amnesty to about 700,000 illegal aliens in exchange for securing a fifth of border wall funds.
The illegal alien accused of killing 22-year-old Pierce Corcoran in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been granted a $3,500 bond that could allow him to be released from prison while he awaits trial
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) joined a protest in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday to oppose President Donald Trump’s effort to build a border wall.
Monday on CNN’s “At This Hour,” former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH), also a political analyst for the network, said there would not be another government shutdown. Kasich said, “I think this is a lot of posturing right now. You’ve got these members of
On this weekend’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s ”Sunday Morning Futures,” Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), one of six Republican U.S. Senators to vote on separate proposals from both Democrats and Republicans to reopen the federal government, predicted President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump used an interview with the Wall Street Journal to downplay expectations that the 17-member bipartisan panel on border security will propose an amnesty-for-wall deal.
During the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, President Donald Trump’s support remained consistent across the country, according to a newly released poll.
Arizona ranchers on the southern border are again inviting Nancy Pelosi — including airfare and accommodation — to visit their locales.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) celebrated the end of the government shutdown by bragging about manipulating President Donald Trump.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency to build a wall on the U.S. Mexico border would be a “terrible idea” and that he would fight it.
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) said if President Donald Trump invoked his emergency powers to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border it would be a “bad precedent.” Blunt said, “I happen to
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) she believed Congress could reach a compromise on “physical barriers” at the border but “not to the degree” President Donald Trump has requested. Collins said, “I don’t know how any member
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said President Donald Trump will secure the U.S.-Mexico border “with or without Congress.” Mulvaney said,”No one wants a government shutdown it is not a desired
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s “racist” border wall on Saturday protested against what they claimed is a “symbol of hate” in El Paso, Texas.
Saturday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) defended the deal President Donald Trump had announced to reopen the federal government on Friday. Gohmert told host Kristin Fisher the deal was not a cave to House
In an appearance Friday on Huntsville’s WVNN, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) reacted to President Donald Trump’s announcement the federal government would be reopening at least through February 15. Brooks praised the positives of the deal, mainly getting federal government employees
Friday on CNN’s “OutFront,” network chief political analyst Gloria Borger said President Donald Trump’s deal to reopen the federal government was a complete “capitulation.” Borger said, “I was looking at the ‘Art of the Deal,’ and I missed this chapter about
Angel Mom Mary Ann Mendoza says Americans who have been victimized by illegal aliens are living proof that United States needs a wall along the southern border to stop illegal immigration.
After Trump announced the end of the shutdown, Rep. Brooks (R-AL) said he is glad Democrats see the “evils” of shutdowns and a porous border.
A plurality of conservatives wanted President Trump to stick to his “America First” immigration plan and not reopen the federal government without securing at least some amount of border wall funding, a new poll finds.
The House passed a stop-gap spending bill on Friday, sending the bill to President Donald J. Trump’s desk and ending the longest government shutdown in American history.
President Trump touted the idea of a “smart wall” and “drones” at the United States-Mexico border during his Friday announcement to temporarily reopen the federal government without securing any funding for a border wall.
The four GOP Senators picked for the border security conference committee are not leaders in the high-risk immigration issue, ensuring the Senate Majority Leader and the president will decide the next stage of the immigraiton and border wall controversy.
At least 30,000 illegal border crossings are expected to occur as President Trump signs off on a bill to reopen the federal government until February 15th without securing any funding for his proposed United States-Mexico border wall.
The Senate approved a three-week short-term spending bill by voice vote on Friday, which would end the government shutdown if passed by the House and signed by President Donald Trump.
During his response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will sign a bill to reopen the federal government temporarily, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said: “[H]opefully now the president has learned his lesson.” Schumer said, “The American people
Schumer chided Trump in his remarks regarding a temporary deal to reopen the government, saying he hopes the president “learned his lesson.”
