Ken Charles

Donald Trump promised his base that he would build a wall on the country’s southern border, despite the fact that it makes no sense from a national security, economic, or logistic point of view. Significantly, Mexico was supposed to pay for this monument to stupidity. But Mexico refused from the start, and Democrats in Congress are proving to be equally recalcitrant. So Trump is threatening to declare a “national emergency” to get his wall built. Unfortunately for Trump, it’s not that simple.

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