Barack Obama actually said...

I declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security.

Context

Notice - Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities

03/28/2016

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