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Trump visits border amid US shutdown-wall row

US President Donald Trump speaks after visiting the border patrol station in McAllen, in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas on January 10, 2019. Next to him are Senators John Cornyn (left) and Ted Cruz (second right). PHOTO | JIM WATSON | AFP

By  BBC

US President Donald Trump has threatened again to declare a national emergency to fund a border wall without Congress's approval.

"I have the absolute right to declare a national emergency," he told reporters as he headed to an event at the border.

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