In the face of an incalcitrant and grandstanding Democratic Congress, President Trump has hinted that he might be forced to take things into his own hands to build a wall to protect the American people.

Now we have official confirmation that Trump is taking the state of emergency option seriously.

Breitbart reports:

Vice President Mike Pence told reporters Monday that the White House counsel’s office is looking into and the president is considering declaring a national emergency over the crisis at the U.S. southern border.

Pence told reporters that the president has made no decision on whether to declare a national emergency. Reporters asked how thoroughly the White House was considering declaring a national emergency and whether such a declaration would get locked up in court challenges.

President Trump is a man of action, and now that a State of Emergency is under official consideration, it may not be too long before it’s a reality.

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