Joe Biden decree ends ’emergency’ that Trump used to build wall

Joe Biden decree ends ’emergency’ that Trump used to build wall

In his letter, the president said Mr Trump’s declaration of a national emergency had been “unwarranted” and that he had directed that “no more American taxpayer dollars be diverted to construct a border wall”. Picture: AP

President Joe Biden has officially ended the “national emergency” that Donald Trump declared in order to take money from the Pentagon to build a wall along the US-Mexico border.

The White House released a letter on Thursday from President Biden to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi notifying Congress that he had rescinded his predecessor’s February 2019 proclamation.

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