Will Trump Declare A National Emergency Tonight? VP Pence Weighs In.

President Trump is expected to address the nation prime-time tonight. 9 pm ET.

I am pleased to inform you that I will Address the Nation on the Humanitarian and National Security crisis on our Southern Border. Tuesday night at 9:00 P.M. Eastern.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 7, 2019

I’m actually looking forward to it. It’s not every day that the President of the United States gives a prime-time address in the midst of a government shutdown and border security crisis.

What will happen? Will President Trump do something big, like declare a national emergency?

Hallie Jackson asked Vice President Mike Pence. He won’t say for sure, but it’s on the table.

Is President Trump going to declare a national emergency in tonight’s prime-time address? @halliejackson asks @VP Mike Pence pic.twitter.com/4Tm9TOR2L4

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 8, 2019

“Which former presidents told President Trump, as he said, that he should’ve built a wall? All their representatives have denied that that was the case.” @halliejackson to @VP Mike Pence pic.twitter.com/7xAH05aheE

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 8, 2019

There you have it. It’s on the table. He could very well declare a national emergency. I know he’d rather get this done through Congress, but Pelosi and Schumer aren’t going to budge. That much is clear. $116 billion a year on illegals? No problem! $5 billion for a wall? OUTRAGEOUS!