Posted on 03/27/2018 10:22:51 AM PDT by GIdget2004
President Trump frequently said Mexico would pay for a wall along the southern border as he sought the presidency in 2016. Now, he is privately pushing the U.S. military to fund construction of his signature project.
Trump, who told advisers he was spurned in a large spending bill last week when lawmakers only appropriated $1.6 billion for the border wall, has begun suggesting the Pentagon could fund the sprawling construction, citing a “national security” risk.
After floating the notion to several advisers last week, he told Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) that the military should pay for the wall in a meeting last Wednesday in the White House residence, according to three people familiar with the meeting. Ryan offered little reaction to the notion, these people said, but senior Capitol Hill officials later said it was an unlikely prospect.
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Sounds good to me.Our southern border is currently wide open to individuals...groups...nations that want to do us serious harm.
The U.S. military is the U.S. taxpayers.
It’s a shame but since the Democrat presidents (e.g. Obama) use funds for other than intended purposes, not to do it too would mean only the liberal agenda gets funded. I say go for it.
Using appropriated funds doesn’t mean Mexico if off the hook.
WaPo is being obtuse.
Mexico will pay for 10 walls over 10 years after NAFTA is re-negotiated by Trump Admin.
Bet this is a twisted gimmick story on “design” input by the Corps of Engineers.<p.Just a little more cr** from the mdia.
Wapo is bitching as usual.
Wall is getting built.
Reduce our foreign aid to Mexico to build the wall.
For all intents and purposes, Mexico is off the hook for the wall.
Sheesh, what a bunch of low information "reporters" exist at the Washington Compost.
who the heck keeps leaking this stuff ?
I love Trump, but that “Mexico will pay for the wall” was blowing smoke big time.
Eliminate it. All it serves to do is create dependency.
Privately? Damn, he tweeted about it...
We have used DoD funding to cover military-provided humanitarian projects throughout the world; we sure as hell can build our own wall.
Mexico does not need foreign aid from US. NAFTA gives them plenty of money.
Bravo Sierra...
Just wait until he starts in on Mexico in earnest. It’s going to be hysterically funny and be a direct kick in their nuts.
Omnibus means that our prez can put the funds anywhere he wants. Congress just gave him the restriction on the amount.
Have they not realized it yet that Pelousy and the whole chirping gang got schlonged bigly?
(Someone correct me if I am wrong.)
then make military bases along the southern border
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