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USA: the Battle of the Wall

Editorial published on February 22, 2019

On Friday, February 15, the American President declared a national emergency to bypass Congress and release the necessary funding for the construction of the wall with Mexico.

On Monday, February 18, 16 American states initiated legal proceedings against the national emergency: they accused Trump of abusing his presidential powers since the urgency is by no means proven.

On Friday, February 22, several Democrat representatives, led by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, are submitting a text to cancel the state of emergency.

After the longest shutdown in American history, there may be an endless legal battle. Building walls at all costs is not what is expected of a hypothetical Nobel Peace Prize candidate.

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  • TJEERD ROYAARDS (Pays-Bas / Netherlands)
    USA: the Battle of the Wall - TJEERD ROYAARDS (Pays-Bas / Netherlands)
    "La guerre est la paix" "L'ignorance est la force"
  • JOEP BERTRAMS (Pays-Bas / Netherlands)
    USA: the Battle of the Wall - JOEP BERTRAMS (Pays-Bas / Netherlands)
    "Prisonnier du mur"
  • CHAPPATTE (Suisse / Switzerland), NZZ am Sonntag
    USA: the Battle of the Wall - CHAPPATTE (Suisse / Switzerland), NZZ am Sonntag
    "Le bon côté des choses : Trump est enfin interné"
  • BOZ (France)
    USA: the Battle of the Wall - BOZ (France)
  • COTE (Canada), Le Soleil
    USA: the Battle of the Wall - COTE (Canada), Le Soleil
    "Why not finance the wall with advertisements?"
  • MORIN (Etats-Unis / USA)
    USA: the Battle of the Wall - MORIN (Etats-Unis / USA)
    "Les Etats-Unis de l'urgence..."
  • ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ (Mexique / Mexico)
    USA: the Battle of the Wall - ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ (Mexique / Mexico)
    "Urgence nationale"
  • HALL (Etats-Unis / USA)
    USA: the Battle of the Wall - HALL (Etats-Unis / USA)
    "J'ai bien peur que ce soit la phase terminale..."
  • CHAPPATTE (Suisse / Switzerland), Le Temps
    USA: the Battle of the Wall - CHAPPATTE (Suisse / Switzerland), Le Temps
    "Maybe the accessories are too much..." "State of emergency at the border"
  • DARIO (Mexique / Mexico)
    USA: the Battle of the Wall - DARIO (Mexique / Mexico)
  • TJEERD ROYAARDS (Pays-Bas / Netherlands)
  • JOEP BERTRAMS (Pays-Bas / Netherlands)
  • CHAPPATTE (Suisse / Switzerland), NZZ am Sonntag
  • BOZ (France)
  • COTE (Canada), Le Soleil
  • MORIN (Etats-Unis / USA)
  • ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ (Mexique / Mexico)
  • HALL (Etats-Unis / USA)
  • CHAPPATTE (Suisse / Switzerland), Le Temps
  • DARIO (Mexique / Mexico)