"I could do the wall over a longer period of time. I didn't need to do this, but I'd rather do it much faster," President Trump tells @PeterAlexander of national emergency declaration to secure funding for border wall. https://t.co/6ncbtP4QCx pic.twitter.com/yptbKdN5hp
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 15, 2019
There is an argument that he did not need to do this; I just didn't think he would say it, himself.
