A Trump State of Emergency Might be ‘Best Worst Option’

With a major announcement from President Trump looming, everyone is holding their breath—and nobody likes the idea of President Trump declaring a national emergency to get his wall built. For Republicans, it’s an overreach of executive power that goes against everything their party is supposed to stand for. For Democrats, it’s a made-up crisis designed to do an end-run around the Congress to get money for a wall the country doesn’t need or want.