President Donald Trump late Tuesday vetoed a joint resolution that would overturn his national emergency declaration regarding the southern border, which was used to help obtain border wall funding.
This is the second time Trump has issued a veto related to the same emergency declaration.
“The situation on our southern border remains a national emergency, and our Armed Forces are still needed to help confront it,” Trump wrote in his veto message to the Senate, and added that the southern border “continues to be a major entry point for criminals, gang members, and illicit narcotics” entering the United States.
“The ongoing crisis at the southern border threatens core national security interests,” he wrote. “In addition, security challenges at the southern border exacerbate an ongoing humanitarian crisis that threatens the well-being of vulnerable populations, including women and children.”
Trump also cited trafficking and smuggling as other factors that “fuels the present humanitarian crisis.”
In Trump’s message to the Senate, he noted that the joint resolution is “inconsistent with other recent congressional actions.”
“For example, the Congress, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan manner, has provided emergency resources to address the crisis at the southern border,” Trump explained. “Additionally, the Congress has approved a budget framework that expressly preserves the emergency authorities my Administration is using to address the crisis.”
Second Veto
Trump said that he is not approving S.J. Res. 54 for the same reason he had vetoed an earlier resolution on March 15—H.J. Res. 46, which also aimed to terminate Trump’s national emergency declaration.He called H.J. Res. 46 a “dangerous resolution that would undermine United States sovereignty and threaten the lives and safety of countless Americans.”
