we have never seen a president declare an emergency the same day that he and congress passed a law addressing the same issue. it makes no sense, and at the same time, it makes perfect sense. if you look at the list of existing emergencies, it goes back many years. they're mostly about blocking assets of people connected to terror, so this one stands out. it's calculated only to help this president's political fortunes. you have no one but this president say that a physical barrier would immediately avert any kind of crisis. what does that tell you? it's a move that may qualify as an emergency in that it creates a danger that is imminent. this party will be haunted by this. that could be an emergency for them. he was begged not to do this by many of them, and yet today when confronted with this reality, he did what he most often does. >> mr. president, what do you say to those including some of your republican allies who say that are you violating the