Thursday, February 14, 2019

The Long-promised Wall

According to Peter Baker, Trump Plans National Emergency to Build Border Wall as Congress Passes Spending Bill”, The New York Time, Feb. 14, 2019, President Trump continued to threaten the second shutdown as early as this Friday, for building his wall along the southwestern border of the nation. The announcement came out just before voting. As he wished, the attrition war was ended with the two houses passed the spending bill one after another, as well as Mr. Trump agreed to sign a non-financial spending package.

The tradeoffs that came out today has stopped the two-month division of the government; even though, it was condemned by Democrats and some Republicans immediately, testing the bounds of the authority of the president might lead to a constitutional clash. The dramatic political contest has ultimately come to an end.

Why is Mr. Trump so persistent in building the wall? Is it only to honor his promises in the last campaign really for national security? Is it eventually for the ballot of the next election, or something else? The whole world has been paying attention to him, who came with a steady stream of controversy, looked wouldn't follow the political rules, and has gotten mixed reviews all the time. As well as me. I would put an eye on his move and watch what is happening.

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