Donald Trump to sign funding bill and declare national emergency over Mexico border wall

By declaring an "executive action", the president tries to bypass Congress to get $5.7bn Democrats have denied him for his wall.

Donald Trump will sign a security funding bill to avert another government shutdown but will also declare a national emergency over the border wall, says the White House.

By declaring an "executive action", the Republican president is attempting to bypass Congress to get $5.7bn that Democrats in the House of Representatives have denied him for his wall along the southern border with Mexico.

So far, in stopping him from getting that money, politicians have blocked Mr Trump from implementing one of his key 2016 campaign pledges.

Senior Democrats warned the president that declaring a national emergency over the border wall would be a "lawless act" and a "gross abuse" of power.

The border bill, providing more than $300bn for homeland security, does not contain the money Mr Trump demanded for the wall but does contain cash for other border security measures.

Courtesy : sky News