Post by magicmuggle01 on Jan 5, 2019 10:24:49 GMT
US President Donald Trump has said he could declare a national emergency to build a US-Mexico border wall without the approval of Congress.
It came after he met senior Democrats, who refused his requests for funding.
The stand-off has seen Mr Trump withhold support for a bill to fully fund the government until he gets money for the border wall.
He said he was prepared for the partial government shutdown - now in its third week - to last years.
Around 800,000 federal workers have been without pay since 22 December.
Read/Watch:- www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46763940
It came after he met senior Democrats, who refused his requests for funding.
The stand-off has seen Mr Trump withhold support for a bill to fully fund the government until he gets money for the border wall.
He said he was prepared for the partial government shutdown - now in its third week - to last years.
Around 800,000 federal workers have been without pay since 22 December.
Read/Watch:- www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46763940
