Jonathan Swan: President Trump liked the idea of declaring a national emergency because it’s the maximalist, most dramatic option.”
“Trump never gravitates towards complexity. And the reprogramming of funds to allow more wall spending, without declaring an emergency, would have been complicated to explain to voters.”


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