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Maxine Waters calls for protest rallies across the country to oppose Trump's 'fake emergency powers'
Congresswoman from California made the call in Friday interview with MSNBC
Congresswoman from California made the call in Friday interview with MSNBC
- Asked people to 'rally in every community' this weekend to protest Trump
- Predicted even Republicans would rise up against Trump's emergency measure
- Trump on Friday declared a national emergency along the southern border
- There have been 58 national emergencies since 1979, with 31 still in effect
- Congresswoman Maxine Waters has called upon people across the country to hold rallies in protest of what she calls President Donald Trump's 'fake emergency powers.'
'It's time for everybody to stand up. All hands on deck to refuse this president these fake emergency powers that he would like the have,' Waters said on Friday in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes.
'And so I'm urging everybody get together —rally in every community across this country all this weekend, send a message to Washington, D.C., 'No, Mr. President, we're not going allow you to do this,'' the California Democrat continued.
Trump on Friday declared a national emergency along the southern border, in a move to secure more money for his long-promised wall.