Highhanded policies building walls in American society

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP declared a national emergency on Friday, in a bid to use funds earmarked for the military to build a wall on the southern border with Mexico. Xinhua News Agency comments:

The move immediately sparked fury from the Democrats, who said it was a power grab by a disappointed president, who has gone outside the bounds of the law to try to get what he failed to achieve in the constitutional legislative process.

Some Republicans also worry that the president has set a precedent that would enable the Democrats to steer clear of Republicans when they take power in the future.