Trump says there is still a national emergency over border security

[September 19, 2019]    OTAY MESA, Calif. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, visiting a wall on the border with Mexico in California, said on Wednesday there was still a national emergency with regard to border security.

President Donald Trump speaks during his visit to a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Otay Mesa, California, U.S. September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Trump said U.S. troops could be taken away from the border as the wall was built, and that if Mexico stopped helping stem the flow of immigrants, imposing tariffs on Mexican imports would be considered.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Mohammad Zargham; editing by Darren Schuettler)

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