US president Donald Trump has sparked alarm among his critics, over his response to the suggestion that he could declare a national emergency for elections ahead of the November midterms. “Because it’s so hard to get the Senate to do anything – now they’re on recess. “If they never get the SAVE America Act done, you have the right to declare a national security emergency for elections, and the Supreme Court ruled in 1983 under Reagan – INS vs Chadha – that if you declare a national security emergency as the president of the United States, they can’t challenge it. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletterHow to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channelHave your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.