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Republican Stalwart Recognizes Trump’s Emergency Wall Declaration For What It Is: An Attack On Congress And The Constitution
But Will That Spur Other Republicans To Action?
Update: Senator Tillis, who — as we wrote about below — sparked the defiance among non-”usual suspect” Republicans, changed his mind at the last minute and voted to support Trump. Although he pledged flat out a couple of weeks ago that he would:
“Vote in favor of the resolution disapproving of the president’s national-emergency declaration, if and when it comes before the Senate.”
He didn’t. More than likely because he is up for reelection next year. And apparently decided public rejection of the President’s will is too politically risky. The Washington Post’s Robert Costa reported Republican operatives were indeed poised to draft primary challengers to Tillis, had he voted as he initially intended.
The House today is expected to vote on a “resolution of disapproval” for the President’s declaration of a national emergency to build his wall.
Here’s that resolution in its entirety:
