Trump, just now, on his declaration of a national emergency: "I didn't need to do this."

[highplainsdem]

Tweet from Rep. Don Beyer:

Link to tweet

From Laurence Tribe:

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Exhibit A per the phenomenon of being hoist on one's own petard.

[highplainsdem]

6. +1,000,000

[Mystery sage]

2. Story of his presidency

[underpants]

3. Yes he did. WH opinion is that re-election depends on it

From Dec 23 2018
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211583123

Then Mara Liasson was on. Granted some of this comes from the White House but she made two interesting points:
1. The administration doesn't think Trump will suffer any politic fallout from the shutdown.
and then this...
2. For his base the wall is is vital and they take it very literally. According to her sources in the White House/Trumpians they don't think he can get re-elected if he doesn't get the wall.

[RockRaven]

4. That clip is going to be played in every court case challenging the eminent domain land seizures...

And it makes the decision rather easy for a judge who is asked to issue a TRO, don't you think?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. It will be Exhibit A in the many court challenges to the national emergency declaration.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. Insanity rules!

Now he's telling Brian Karem to sit down.