Trump Issues First-Ever Veto Over Rejection Of National Emergency Declaration

WASHINGTON (CBS News) -- President Trump vetoed legislation that would have blocked his declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, which he declared in order to obtain funds to build a border wall without congressional approval. It is the first veto of his presidency.

Mr. Trump spent much of the time before signing the first veto of his presidency warning of an "invasion" of illegal immigrants and a detention system that is "bursting at the seam." He said the Democrat-sponsored resolution that would have blocked the national emergency "threatens" American security, and he called it a "reckless resolution." The resolution passed the Senate on Thursday and the House last week.

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