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Biden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’
Associated Press ^ | October 6, 2023 | Colleen Long

Posted on 10/06/2023 2:27:58 AM PDT by Olog-hai

President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his administration’s decision to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow for construction of roughly 20 miles of additional border wall, saying he had no choice but to use the Trump-era funding for the barrier to stop illegal migration from Mexico.

Asked if he thought such walls work, he said flatly, “No.”

The new construction was announced in June, but the funds were appropriated in 2019 before the Democratic president took office.

Biden said he tried to get lawmakers to redirect the money but Congress refused, and the law requires the funding to be used as approved and the construction to be completed in 2023.

“The money was appropriated for the border wall,” Biden said. “I can’t stop that.” […]

The decision comes as the Biden administration is struggling to manage increasing numbers of migrants at the border and spreading out in the larger U.S. Democratic leaders in New York, Chicago and Washington are asking for federal help to handle the growing numbers of migrants in their cities. Administration officials on Thursday announced they’d resume deporting migrants back to Venezuela, as part of their effort to to slow arrivals. …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Mexico; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; biden; border; borderwall; buildthewall; dementiajoe; fakenews; globalistpropaganda; headfake; illegals; impeachment; invasion; lyinbiden; tds; trump; trumpswall; wall
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1 posted on 10/06/2023 2:27:58 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

GWD, he’s just clueless!


2 posted on 10/06/2023 2:49:37 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: Olog-hai

Joe the Schmoe has to do the wall because Dem cities and
states are overrun by criminal aliens and they don’t have
the funds for policing them so crime is thru the roof.

Dumbest President ever.


3 posted on 10/06/2023 2:50:09 AM PDT by Zenjitsuman (f)
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To: Zenjitsuman

Third term of anti-American O•Biden...


4 posted on 10/06/2023 2:55:18 AM PDT by Does so ( 🇺🇦...................."Who is Ray Epps?" should be overstamped on every piece of currency.)
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To: Olog-hai; existentially_kuffer; Zenjitsuman; Does so

There was an article about the Biden administration selling wall construction materials for pennies on the dollar. It wouldn’t surprise me if they sold the materials to a crony business, and will use “Trump” funds to buy the materials back at their original price from the people they sold the materials to. I know, this is just pure speculation, but these skunks are capable of something like this.


5 posted on 10/06/2023 3:02:52 AM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise

“I know, this is just pure speculation, but these skunks are capable of something like this.”

And then claim they used up all the money buying the materials back so there is none left for actual construction. Maybe the supplies never moved from where they’ve been since 2021.


6 posted on 10/06/2023 3:08:23 AM PDT by rxh4n1
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To: Olog-hai

They were required by law to spend the money on the wall.

BS, Department of Homeland Security could have just let those funds expire.

The argument is that they would have lost a commensurate amount of funding this year if they did not spend that older money. Again I say BS since the border is such a hot issue I seriously doubt that Congress would not have given DHS what they asked for as long as it was reasonable and going towards actual security.


7 posted on 10/06/2023 3:20:24 AM PDT by XRdsRev (Justice for Bernell Trammell, Trump supporter, murdered in 2020)
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To: Olog-hai

The children in the Occupy White House gang that works Joey’s head, have run out of lies to tell. Now they are trying to actually re-write reality.
Only rodent voter fraud can keep us from regaining our freedom. On November 7th we will see if Youngkin’s formula works (I believe it will) and thereafter everything will change.
With Kennedy Manchin and now West running as independents the available votes to over come rodent voter fraud will be reduced significantly.
Each one of these candidates will have their workers at polls to watch for rodent voter fraud and as rodents themselves they will know where to look and whom to look at.
Kennedy and Manchin will take Democrat/communist votes from people that can’t vote for Joey.
West will take some far left votes.

Trump will win by 12 points


8 posted on 10/06/2023 3:27:04 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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To: Enterprise

Exactly.

Or, conversely, I wouldn’t put it past them to use cardboard for the fence material. Remember the old “fences” that was basically rusted rabbit fencing?


9 posted on 10/06/2023 3:35:42 AM PDT by Reddy (BO stinks)
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To: Olog-hai

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/elon-musk-wades-into-us-immigration-debate-texas-mexico-border-2023-09-29/


10 posted on 10/06/2023 3:35:53 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Olog-hai

TEAR DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE WALLS!! AND THE REHOBETH BEACH HOUSE WALLS AND THE OTHER MANSIONS WALLS!


11 posted on 10/06/2023 3:37:02 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Olog-hai

Biden said he tried to get lawmakers to redirect the money but Congress refused, and the law requires the funding to be used as approved and the construction to be completed in 2023.

“The money was appropriated for the border wall,” Biden said. “I can’t stop that. “
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That hasnt stopped Joe before...

and you notice he admitted he tried to strong arm Congress to let him use the funds knowing that it was against the law...

he was in congress for 40 years...

He knows about funding ...


12 posted on 10/06/2023 3:47:31 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Reddy
Or, conversely, I wouldn’t put it past them to use cardboard for the fence material. Remember the old “fences” that was basically rusted rabbit fencing?

They can get a lot this for cheap.

See, it works.

13 posted on 10/06/2023 3:49:43 AM PDT by Bounced2X (Boomer - I survived childhood with no bike helmet.)
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To: Olog-hai

LOL. What an idiot.

But what if this is the beginning of building walls to keep us IN like East Germany!


14 posted on 10/06/2023 4:10:23 AM PDT by Liberty Ship ("Lord, make me fast and accurate.")
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To: Olog-hai

If barriers don’t work, then Brandon should tear down the fences around the White House.


15 posted on 10/06/2023 4:27:15 AM PDT by dinodino ( Cut it down anyway. )
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To: Olog-hai

Mr. Biden, tear down that wall around the White House.


16 posted on 10/06/2023 4:28:49 AM PDT by Captain Jack Aubrey (There's not a moment to lose.)
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To: Liberty Ship

“But what if this is the beginning of building walls to keep us IN like East Germany!”

That is exactly what I am wondering. We need to make sure it gets built on the border and not out in he desert around some hastily constructed camp.


17 posted on 10/06/2023 4:46:05 AM PDT by beef (The pendulum will not swing back. It will snap back. Hard.)
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To: Olog-hai
Biden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’

Something stinks seriously bad here.
18 posted on 10/06/2023 4:48:54 AM PDT by know.your.why
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To: know.your.why

I wonder if Biden was talking about the floating barriers in the Rio Grande put there by Abbott?


19 posted on 10/06/2023 4:53:30 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (The last two weren't balloons. One was a cylindrical objects )
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To: Olog-hai

Don’t know how much the money is but I suspect that a tiny bit will be spent on the wall and the rest will go to the Ukraine.


20 posted on 10/06/2023 4:54:05 AM PDT by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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