Trump Shouldn't Declare Emergency to Build Border Wall: CBS Poll
- Two-thirds of Americans in CBS survey oppose executive action
- Half of Americans in poll said U.S. is worse than a year ago
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Two-thirds of Americans oppose President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency if Congress doesn’t offer up the funds he wants to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border, a CBS News poll released Sunday shows.
Most survey respondents -- 73 percent -- also said they want Trump to continue negotiating while keeping the government open, rather than forcing another shutdown when funding expires again in mid-February. A congressional committee is trying to reach an agreement on border security after the record 35-day government closing ended Jan. 25.