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Trump says he’ll veto attempt to stop wall building

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Trump said Friday will veto any attempt to block his wall-building border emergency declaration, and said he can’t see any way Congress musters the votes to override him.

President Donald Trump turns to House speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., as he delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence watches, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Pelosi undercuts legal case against Trump wall declaration

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump declares a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

Obama judge, Trump judge, Clinton judge to hear border wall emergency challenges

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Guantanamo not in the picture for Trump despite vow to ‘load up’ prison’s empty cells

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In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump declares a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Trump says he’ll veto attempt to stop wall building

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