Home Administration Trump says he 'didn't need to' declare emergency but wanted 'faster' action Administration Trump says he 'didn't need to' declare emergency but wanted 'faster' action By rnam@thehill.com Jordain Carney - February 15, 2019 6 0 SHARE Facebook Twitter President Trump said on Friday that he “didn’t need to” declare a national emergency but did it to speed up construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. “I want to do it faster. I could do the wall over a longer period of time. I didn’t need to…