Senate Rejects Trump's br Emergency Declaration In a 59-41 vote, the Republican br controlled Senate voted to br overturn the national emergency br at the U.S., Mexico border. 12 Republicans joined br Senate Democrats to br reject what lawmakers br consider an executive overreach. Lamar Alexander, R-TN, via 'The NYT' President Donald br Trump tweeted br his response to br the bipartisan vote. Trump declared br a national emergency in br February in order to bypass Congress and access $5 billion in br funding to construct a wall br along the Southern border. Senate Majority Leader br Mitch McConnell had urged br the president not to make the br national emergency declaration.