SOTU SPEECH 2019 SERIES
His remarks came as Democrats who now control the House planned a series of probes into the Trump administration and a special prosecutor investigates Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow. "An economic miracle is taking place in the United States and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics, or ridiculous partisan investigations," he said.
With various Democratic-controlled House committees ramping up scrutiny of his administration and personal finances, Trump warned, without offering evidence, that efforts to investigate his administration, along with the possibility of US involvement in wars abroad, would endanger the U.S. I will get it built," Trump said in the House of Representatives chamber, with his main Democratic adversary, new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, watching over his shoulder.ĭemocrats call the wall a waste of money and ineffective.ĭuring the speech, Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal tweeted her opposition to the wall, saying: "The border is more secure than ever. "In the past, most of the people in this room voted for a wall, but the proper wall never got built. Instead, he urged Democrats and Republicans to find a compromise by a February 15 deadline. Trump called illegal immigration "an urgent national crisis," but stopped short of declaring a border emergency that would allow him to bypass Congress for wall funding.
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