Donald Trump threatens to declare national emergency

President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he tours the U.S. border with Mexico at the Rio Grande on the southern border, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump arrives at McAllen International Airport for a tour of the US-Mexico border. Source: AAP

United States President Donald Trump has threatened to use emergency powers to bypass Congress and get billions of dollars to pay for a wall on the Mexico border as a partial US government shutdown over the issue stretched into its 20th day. Selina Kong and Ivan Leung report.



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