Republican senators supporting border emergency 'uniformly praised': Donald Trump

The US President Donald Trump on Sunday, March 17, said that Republican senators who backed his emergency declaration to build a border are being "uniformly praised" in their home states.

"Those Republican Senators who voted in favor of Strong Border Security (and the Wall) are being uniformly praised as they return to their States. They know there is a National Emergency at the Southern Border, and they had the courage to ACT. Great job!" he tweeted.

According to reports, Congressmen are in their respective home states for district work period for the next two weeks.

On March 14, the Republican-controlled Senate voted to disapprove the emergency declaration by 59 votes to 41, in what was a sharp rebuke to Trump. The resolution was already passed in the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives by 245 votes to 182 last month, with 13 Republicans supporting the Democrats.

READ: Donald Trump Issues First Veto On Bill To End His Emergency Declaration On Border Wall

Minutes after the vote, Trump tweeted in capitals, "VETO!", an indication that he would reject the resolution.

Subsequently, the US President Donald Trump issued his first veto rejecting as "dangerous" and "reckless" congressional resolution of his emergency declaration and asserted that Americans would be "put at risk" at the southern border with Mexico if the measure became a law.

Trump vetoed a resolution of disapproval of his emergency declaration, which was declared to get his wall funded and built along the US-Mexico border.

The resolution will now return to the House of Representatives, which is expected to vote on overriding Trump's veto on March 26. However, lawmakers lack the two-thirds support of the chamber required to pass the measure.

READ: Donald Trump Tweets 'VETO!' After Senate Votes To Block His Border Emergency Declaration

It was the first time that the US President used his veto power to block legislation which came after 12 Senate Republicans sided with the Democrats to reject Trump's use of his emergency power to bypass the Congress and fund the border wall's construction.

On February 15, a defiant Trump declared a national emergency to bypass Congress and fulfill his long-pending demand of building the wall along the border with Mexico. Defending his move, the US President asserted that he had "no choice" but to use his emergency powers to stop illegal immigrants spreading crime and drugs.