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Tom Cole: “In the interim between the money he already has and I think…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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U.S. Rep. Tom Cole talks border security and calls for impeachment

Published | Video Starts at 12:59

There'll be plenty of suits once the legislative process exhausts itself, that is, the override does not succeed. That's the appropriate point. Somebody wants to challenge. But In the interim between the money he already has and I think the money that nobody contests, he could take like drug interdiction money and redeploy that. wall or those physical barriers will start being built. So, you know, I'd say the president's like all presidents, he's going to test the limits of executive authority. (12:59–13:09)

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Asserts that President Trump could use drug interdiction money for the wall.

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