Top Republican Opposes Declaring Emergency for Wall

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, told Defense News that declaring a national emergency and using military dollars for President Trump’s border wall would be “damaging” to military readiness.

He added: “In short, I’m opposed to using defense dollars for non-defense purposes.”

First Read: “Declaring a state of emergency might have provided a way to break the stalemate, but now we’re wondering if Trump may not have the internal support from Republicans he’d need for it.”