New York: Donald Trump has issued the first veto of his presidency, rejecting a resolution that would have stopped him from funding a wall on the US-Mexico border without the approval of Congress.

On Thursday, local time, 12 Republican senators sided with Democrats to reject Trump's declaration of a national emergency on the southern border.

This came after the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed the same resolution last month.

Speaking at the Oval Office on Friday, Trump said the congressional action was "dangerous" and "reckless".