Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump appeared to suggest Friday that he will announce some kind of border wall action during next week's State of the Union.

Asked if he expects to declare a national emergency on the wall funding issue, Trump told reporters: "I don't want to say it, but you'll hear the State of the Union, and then you'll see what happens right after the State of the Union."

"(W)e're going to make a big step in the next week or so, prior to my doing anything, but actually having a national emergency does help the process," he added later, speaking at a White House anti-human-trafficking event.

Asked again if a national emergency should be expected, the President said: "I think there's a good chance that we'll have to do that. But we will at the same time be building, regardless, we're building a wall. And we're building a lot of wall. But I can do it a lot faster the other way."

"Well, I'm saying listen closely to the State of the Union. I think you'll find it very exciting," Trump said.

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