Trump prepares to declare a unitary government,

On Thursday, Donald Trump moved closer to declaring a [HASH]NationalEmergency and seizing the funds to build his wall, despite failure to secure the support of [HASH]Congress. As he did, [HASH]Republicans in the [HASH]Senate made it clear that they would not object to Trump turning the executive into the [HASH]SoleBranchofGovernment and conducting a not-quite-bloodless coup.

At a photo op at the border, Trump stated several times that he “maybe definitely” was going to declare a national emergency. He repeated this threat in an overnight tweet. The Washington Post reports that the military has already been ordered to prepare to begin building the wall—by stealing the money from projects that had already been approved, including funds dedicated to disaster relief. Trump is looking to take money from disaster relief in already sorely abused and neglected [HASH]PuertoRico, from fire-ravaged [HASH]California, and from other areas affected by natural disasters, including the [HASH]TexasCoastline.