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Trump: Border wall construction will start on Monday
Washington examiner ^

Posted on 03/24/2018 5:00:01 PM PDT by MNDude

President Trump said Friday that construction of his promised border wall would start "immediately" after signing the omnibus spending bill, which included $1.6 billion in funding for the wall.

"We're going to be starting work literally on Monday," Trump said during an event Friday at the White House. "We have a lot of money coming to the border."

Trump had threatened earlier Friday to veto the spending bill Congress passed on Thursday because it did not include sufficient funding for the wall and because it omitted expiring protections for young, undocumented immigrants.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: California; US: Florida; US: New Mexico; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: arizona; border; borderwall; buildthefence; buildthewall; california; daca; dreamact; dreamers; florida; mexico; nevertrump; nevertrumper; nevertrumpers; newmexico; news; newyork; omnibus; texas; trump; trumpwall; zot
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To: bramps
You need to brush up on your Constitution.

Only the Congress can allocate money.

But I don't expect rabid anti-Trumpers to know that. They are too blind with hate to read books and learn things.

141 posted on 03/24/2018 6:15:54 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: McGruff

The real vinegar on the wound would be to build the tunnel right along with the wall. It is desperately needed also for national security.

If that feat was accomplished without Schumers blessing even NY state might turn red.

Example. Southern Indiana and Kentucky were blue. They needed a bridge across the Ohio. They fought for ,fifty years over where it would be built. East or West. Finally we got R in office and built two bridges. Everyone is happy and I couldn’t get enough Trump signs to fill the blue areas. Even their local offices turned red. Our representative was also elected Senator.

Solving problems turns people’s minds.


142 posted on 03/24/2018 6:17:13 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: bramps

I don’t like being lied to about something so important as murdering innocent babies. It is something worth taking a stand for with everything you have, such as an impassioned speech as to why he could not sign such a bill based on his previously stated belief that abortion is taking an innocent life. Maybe even do something really crazy like mention that we are one week away from Easter when Christ laid down his life for us. But nope. Trump throws in the towel on sacrificing 1000 babies a day to the god of convenience instead.

I think there’s one thing you may not be taking into account - even if the planned parenthood funding was 100% eliminated, most of those unborn babies would be murdered ANYWAY because the sub-humans who are murdering them would just find the money somewhere else.


143 posted on 03/24/2018 6:18:44 PM PDT by Pravious
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To: bramps

Listen it’s easier


144 posted on 03/24/2018 6:18:50 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: Steelfish

Time will tell. I’m willing to stand with President Trump through much more than this tempest in a teapot.

Coulter is not someone I would want in my foxhole; she is an opportunist and would sell out anyone for some airtime. Laura Ingram has been hot and cold many times this cycle.


145 posted on 03/24/2018 6:19:19 PM PDT by JayGalt (Let Trump Be Trump)
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To: bramps

Simply summary. There is NO FUNDING FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD !!!!!


146 posted on 03/24/2018 6:19:57 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: Okeydoker

Nice info, thanks.


147 posted on 03/24/2018 6:20:58 PM PDT by JayGalt (Let Trump Be Trump)
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To: photodawg; Pravious

The wording is from the W border bill. The new style fences had not been invented yet. The Bollard fence meets all the criteria. Look it up on net and you will see picture of it in examples.


148 posted on 03/24/2018 6:22:14 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: CottonBall

But my concern is, why aren’t we hearing about this? Why isn’t Trump glowing? Why doesn’t Ryan mention this? Certainly they know the base is pissed. I don’t see why hiding this does any good. Unless it’s not true?

That’s EXACTLY what I was going to ask. If this whole “Trump is really brilliant and he’s going to use the military money for the wall!” story is true - why not come out Friday, say that and rub it in the Democrats faces - PARTICULARLY since you know you’re taking a BIG political hit because your base feels like it’s just been stabbed in the back? And he HAD to know how the base felt - there were reports all day that the phones were overloaded and I can only imagine the number of e-mails the White House received.

I don’t want to sound negative - but what proof do we have that this diversion of funds is actually supposed to take place, and, if it is, what explanation is there for the President’s behavior on Friday? Why look beaten and pissed off if you’ve just won a MAJOR victory over the vile RATS? It just doesn’t make sense.


149 posted on 03/24/2018 6:23:18 PM PDT by Pravious
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To: romanesq

12 billion! #MAGA is back baby!


Where did you pull that number out of?


150 posted on 03/24/2018 6:23:57 PM PDT by New Jersey Realist ( (Be Nice To Your Kids. They Will Pick Out Your Nursing Home))
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To: UCANSEE2

My understanding is the funding was for approx. 33 miles of fence.


151 posted on 03/24/2018 6:24:05 PM PDT by servantboy777
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To: hoosiermama

Paint it a different color.

Presto, its not one of the proposed designs.

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152 posted on 03/24/2018 6:24:45 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: Billthedrill

OMG! I didn’t think of that either.


153 posted on 03/24/2018 6:24:54 PM PDT by MNDude
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To: Confiscator

You have to learn that there is more than one road to Rome!


154 posted on 03/24/2018 6:26:50 PM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Enchante

Here are some pictures of Bollard fences https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Bollard+Wall&FORM=RESTAB

They are sometimes called walls but it’s made by fence companies. If you look at the pictures of the samples you will see one just like them “only ten feet taller”


155 posted on 03/24/2018 6:27:07 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: UCANSEE2
Egg on Face for sure ...


156 posted on 03/24/2018 6:27:11 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: MNDude

The last 48 hours have been a roller coaster.


157 posted on 03/24/2018 6:29:10 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: txhurl

THAT is a BOLLARD Fence ! (10 feet taller - just as he promised )


158 posted on 03/24/2018 6:29:46 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: entropy12
My understanding is Trump could declare a national emergency under the power of the executive. This would allow him to free up funds to build the wall.

This whole thing is just freaking ridiculous if ya think about it. 25 billion is chump change compared to the $$$’s spent by this gubbamint. Good grief!

159 posted on 03/24/2018 6:30:23 PM PDT by servantboy777
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To: MNDude

The Wall is not funded. Fence is funded. Fences don’t stop invasion.


160 posted on 03/24/2018 6:30:32 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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