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Trump plans to use $8 billion to fund border wall, source says
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-to-declare-national-emergency-to-fund-border-wall-source-says ^ | 2/14/19 | Fox News

Posted on 02/14/2019 8:29:36 PM PST by Blogger

President Trump will take dramatic actions to fund his long-promised border wall and declare a national emergency, which will enable his administration to move $8 billion from various federal agencies to fund the project, a senior administration official told Fox News late Thursday.

The news comes as Trump is expected to sign a House border security package that provides $1.4 billion for the project, which is far below the $5.7 billion Trump insisted he needed and would finance just a quarter of the 200-plus miles he wanted.

Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary, said earlier today that Trump will sign the spending bill and declare a national emergency at the same time tomorrow morning.

The White House said he’d sign the legislation but act unilaterally to get more, prompting condemnations from Democrats and threats of lawsuits from states and others who might lose federal money or said Trump was abusing his authority.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: border; bordersecurity; buildthewall; federalspending; funding; itsahoot; wall; winning
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1 posted on 02/14/2019 8:29:36 PM PST by Blogger
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To: Blogger

I knew it. Screw Congress. Trump will fight these SOBs and build the wall. He needs to blitz it.


2 posted on 02/14/2019 8:32:35 PM PST by plain talk
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To: Blogger

Why only $8 billion?


3 posted on 02/14/2019 8:33:30 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
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To: Blogger

With the bill he’ll sign tomorrow, why waste money on a wall?


4 posted on 02/14/2019 8:33:48 PM PST by Black Agnes
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To: Jeff Chandler

Maybe he got a better deal.


5 posted on 02/14/2019 8:33:52 PM PST by Blogger (Matthew 13:15)
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To: guido911

Please delete. I f’d it all up. Please think “melting Nazi faces”


7 posted on 02/14/2019 8:35:27 PM PST by guido911 (all)
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To: Blogger

Maybe Ann Colter will shut her pie hole now


8 posted on 02/14/2019 8:39:00 PM PST by choctaw man (Good ole Andrew Jackson, or You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma...)
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To: choctaw man

“Maybe Ann Colter will shut her pie hole now”

Bill Maher will testify that something else goes in there as well


9 posted on 02/14/2019 8:43:42 PM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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10 posted on 02/14/2019 8:44:13 PM PST by Long Jon No Silver
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To: guido911

You just left out a few <> see here http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3597471/posts


11 posted on 02/14/2019 8:46:33 PM PST by Long Jon No Silver
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why sign the bill? why sign all the crap in it that allows illegals to keep coming and abusing our system and harming US Citizens and the country?


12 posted on 02/14/2019 8:47:19 PM PST by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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To: Black Agnes

Shut up, Dummy.


13 posted on 02/14/2019 8:48:58 PM PST by TexasCruzin (Trump is the man. #TrumpPence16)
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To: TexasCruzin

LOL.

Is that your very best comeback?

Guatamalamerica here we come!


14 posted on 02/14/2019 8:51:00 PM PST by Black Agnes
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To: Blogger

15 posted on 02/14/2019 8:58:47 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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To: Black Agnes

I saw the details in the spending bill on line forget where but it is a disaster. It provides billions to assist migrants and illegals crossing the border. It limits funds to ICE so ICE agents will be unable to prosecute illegals already in-country. It is a horror. It’s a huge poison pill. You are correct. With all of that in the bill what sense does a wall make?


16 posted on 02/14/2019 9:07:11 PM PST by 4Runner
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17 posted on 02/14/2019 9:08:27 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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To: Blogger

What’s the point anymore? With this spending bill, it gives amnesty and makes it easier to get in without even needing to jump the border.

Now, it’s just theater. The invasion is still happening. Nothing is stopping it...wall or not.


18 posted on 02/14/2019 9:10:46 PM PST by david1292
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The news comes as Trump is expected to sign a House border security package that provides $1.4 billion for the project, which is far below the $5.7 billion Trump insisted he needed and would finance just a quarter of the 200-plus miles he wanted.

200-plus miles of new border wall is 200-plus more than we have now. I back the president completely on this.
19 posted on 02/14/2019 9:11:33 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: david1292

You can vote along with all others posting here on FR tonight for someone other than Trump in 2020.

I’m voting Trump in 2020.


20 posted on 02/14/2019 9:12:06 PM PST by marajade (Skywalker)
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