Fifty-nine percent of registered voters in the poll said they believed Trump’s action was an inappropriate use of emergency powers and it is likely to be struck down. Meanwhile, 41 percent said they think the designation was appropriate and is likely to prevail in court.
At least five different lawsuits have been filed against the emergency proclamation, including one from California and more than a dozen Democratic-led states. The government of El Paso County, Texas, has also sued to block it as well.
Last week, Trump acknowledged that his emergency declaration would likely face challenges in court but expressed optimism that it would ultimately be upheld at the Supreme Court, comparing it to the legal course for his administration’s travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries.
View the complete February 21 post on The Hill website here.