Defense Department expected to announce billions more will go to border wall

A senior Defense official also told CNN that a major announcement about the border will made this week.While the White House is poised to ask for less money for the wall in the upcoming formal budget request to Congress, the administration appears to be increasingly relying on Pentagon funds to meet its goal of constructing additional barriers on the border. The Trump administration has argued that it does not need congressional approval to redirect military funds to the border wall.

The official said that following the completion of a Pentagon assessment of the request, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper would make a determination to approve all, some or none of the request.It was not immediately clear Sunday whether Esper had formally green lit the latest request, but one official said that his approval was expected this week.The Defense Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Another waste of our money. Don’t take it from Medicare or Social Security. That’s OUR MONEY WE PAID INTO.

Good.

And Mexico is paying for it. Promise kept.

insane madman!! america wtf happened to you

paphotog Thank POTUS Donald John Galt Trump.

Man establishment Dems are dumb.

FAKENEWSCNN

House voted for increased military defense budget. So this is on both parties.

America you have a corrupt government now, you deserve it you voted.

Great

Good

Imagine not wanting a door on your house. Democrats are truly the dumbest people.

Hope you dont get another light breeze an blow it down again

That wording’s a bit questionable...

No surprise there. This is the cowards way out of a hard situation. Close the door and the problems go away.🙄

where was this energy when he allocated a whole TRILLION to the military?

America, the gift that keeps on giving! You couldn’t make this stuff up.

going to defend 🇺🇸

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Good. We have a problem with fentanyl in this country and it is coming over the border. Anyone who has a problem with building a wall doesn't care about all the people that have died from overdoses and the party that is against the Wall does not deserve your vote.

Lol that stupid wall. He is desperate to put that money in his pocket before he leaves the White House. He probably owes Putin a lot of money.

🤪🤪 A wall that blows over and can be climbed easily by children 🤪

“Priorities.”

I don’t care for this.

Winning!

CNN try better not to be a joke. Actually the funds being spent on the wall will be saved in not having to provide benefits to 1,000’s of illegal aliens. Also could slow down the flow of illegal drugs along with reducing human trafficking and child exploitation.

I know Trump is crooked I know he’s corrupt I know he’s a ConMan I know we live every time he opens his mouth. Trump should be removed he’s a danger to all of us. But I have no problem with the wall or necessary. They work for what they’re intended to do. Discourage and deter

That’s their job to protect the country!

👍👌

Idiotic.

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