Trump privately presses for military to pay for border wall

Washington Post ^ | 03/27/2018 | Josh Dawsey and Mike DeBonis

[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.

[ifinnegan]

Mexico must pay for it.

[hoosiermama]

Affirming your statement

[lodi90]

The GOP is going to stonewall POTUS at every turn on this. Just watch. They fight to stop MAGA every bit as much as the Dems.

[lodi90]

who the heck keeps leaking this stuff ?

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Probably some careerist on Mattis’s staff who doesn’t want a dog in this fight.

[ifinnegan]

“Privately? Damn, he tweeted about it...”

Lol.

Sad but hilarious. WaPo, Slimes, etc...all of them are psycho, not hyperbole.

[V K Lee]

“WaPo is being obtuse.”
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Has WaPo ever been anything but?

[Crucial]

If more personnel are needed, pull them from Western Europe.

[Sacajaweau]

The wall is more important than our military? Do you think the President is that dumb?

I believe there's also a "Thou Shalt Not" about the wall in the bill.

[Menehune56]

I also want and expect President Trump to continue his efforts to get Mexico ultimately to pay for the wall. Perhaps with an excise tax on remittance checks.

[WayneS]

I think we should eliminate all foreign aid.

[Lopeover]

Yes.

[dowcaet]

Let’s be honest with ourselves. Almost everyone in Congress wants nothing to do with building a border wall. The president will never get enough votes to fund it. This may be the only way it ever gets done, and let’s see if the Deep State congressional puppets threaten impeachment over this!

[Sacajaweau]

Omnibus Bill is a lot of little bills in one bill with one vote.

[Slyfox]

If the military is going to build it then they are going to be paid for it and will probably have to hire even more military to complete it.

So, for the military building the wall will be a WIN-WIN.

[Logical me]

Trump didn't have much choice but to pass the bill. But trust him, the wall will get built and Mexico will pay for it. There are so many ways to kick Mexico in the ars that any one will do it.

[Sacajaweau]

His tweet was a tease....

[Sacajaweau]

Not going to happen...

[Aevery_Freeman]

Disagree.

Just building the wall will cost Mexico loads in prison costs.

[USS Alaska]

I love Trump, but that “Mexico will pay for the wall” was blowing smoke big time.

You are so wrong, like spillin' grape juice on a white shirt when you were 10.

[GOPJ]

Trump didn't say he would get Mexico to write a check the first year to pay for the Wall Josh Dawsey and Mike DeBonis.

Trump said Mexico would pay for the Wall. Before Trump's eight years are finished Mexico will pay for the Wall.

And to Trump... Make the Wall so a tank would have a hard time knocking sections down... they WILL get more aggressive.