U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) praised President Trump’s commitment to securing the southern border by vetoing legislation that would have revoked the emergency declaration:

“President Trump is exactly right to veto this misguided, partisan legislation. The case for the emergency is clear—we need to take action now to build the wall. I applaud the president for his veto today and look forward to working with him to secure our border.”  

Read Inhofe’s statement from yesterday’s vote on the Democrat-led resolution.

On Tuesday, Sen. Inhofe authored an op-ed in the Washington Post outlining why he’s supporting President Trump and the emergency declaration. Read here.