“indicating the White House is prepared to accept a deal from Congress that doesn’t fully meet the president’s full $5.7 billion border request.”
no it doesn’t indicate that Trump is prepared to accept any deal of any kind. All he said was Trump can use other monies to get the Wall built.
And the EO was already signed 12/21/17 ... ever since it’s been a bit here, a bit there, some troops here, some troops there, over & over, again & again, time after time, with ever increasing results, all under the radar & full speed ahead :)