End run

When Congress refuses to approve spending for the wall...

1. Declare a national security emergency
2. Wait 9 months (so clearly a national security emergency)
3. Under the powers granted to the executive for such emergencies, move funds from projects Congress has sanctioned (like day care centers for military families) to pay for the wall, which it has not.
5. Complain that congress won't fund needed projects (like day care centers for military families).

Since Trump voters a) wont know much of what actually happened and b) believe his every word, hey presto, an end run and score one for the home team.