The Politico piece this morning stated that Trump can tap funds from a number of different sources unilaterally, including declaring a national emergency. One way or another, I think he will take unilateral action here.
Yes, he's played this out to this ending.
Wow, when you lose “Politico”...
There’s no question he has the authority but I think politically he’s taking a smart and cautious approach. Blowing stuff up is fun but then you have to deal with the aftermath; best that he do it with public opinion firmly on his side. And all the steps he’s taking are going to make it harder for even a crazy liberal judge somewhere to try to challenge any action he takes. Although I fully expect they will try, this might be so clear-cut he just ignores them and tells the military to roll with it.
Start selling off some of the Federalized lands that the Democrats set aside for their own shady deals. Start by selling cheaply to the ranchers whose cattle graze or grazed on suddenly off limits land.