Manchin says state of emergency needed at southern border as Biden admin resumes wall construction
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West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said Thursday that a state of emergency is needed at the southern border as the Biden administration resumes work on the border wall started by Trump.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the move late Wednesday as the House's speaker fight takes center stage in the media, saying there is an "acute and immediate need" for the wall. Houston Keene is a politics writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Houston.Keene@Fox.com and on Twitter: @HoustonKeene
"Far-left Democrats in Washington have to come to grips with the fact that we have to shut down the border," Manchin told Fox News Digital. "Similar to President Trump, the Biden administration should call a national emergency on the border because this crisis is impacting every corner of our country."