EPISODE · Feb 18, 2019 · 6 MIN
Trump Declared an Emergency Based on Data That Doesn’t Exist
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
Toward the end of a White House press conference Friday morning, during which President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in order to secure up to $8 billion in funding for a border wall, White House reporter Brian Karem stood to ask the president a single question: “What do you base your facts on?” It was the most clarifying question in an hour-long display that at times felt as hard to grasp as a slinky. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Trump Declared an Emergency Based on Data That Doesn’t Exist
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