Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that President Trump will sign the recently-negotiated homeland security spending bill before immediately declaring a national emergency in order to unilaterally appropriate the funds for the construction of a border wall.

NEWS: McConnell says he just talked to Trump and that "he's prepared to sign the bill" to keep the government funded.

"He will also be issuing a national emergency declaration at the same time," McConnell says.

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 14, 2019

February 14 2019

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