President Trump just declared a National Emergency in order to build a wall at the southern border with Mexico.
Angel Moms came streaming out of the Oval Office right before the president took the podium to deliver his declaration:
They reportedly had a private meeting with President Trump to discuss the spending bill:
@OANN is reporting the Angel Moms are having a private meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office this morning on the new spending bill and are urging him to veto it.
Angel moms exit West Wing, holding pictures of their lost loved ones. Sitting front row for @POTUS press Conference in Rose Garden.
HAPPENING NOW: Angel moms exit West Wing, holding pictures of their lost loved ones. Sitting front row for @POTUS press Conference in Rose Garden. @OANN pic.twitter.com/oo3UK8KnNI
— Emerald Robinson ✝️ (@EmeraldRobinson) February 15, 2019
President Trump’s speech below:
Asked to address critics who say he’s manufacturing a crisis, Trump turns to the “angel moms” and says, “What do you think? You think I’m creating something? Ask these incredible women.”