Pentagon plans to shift $3.8 billion in military funding to build border wall

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The Pentagon plans to divert $3.8B in military funding to pay for the construction of hundreds more miles of the southern border wall, a notice sent to Congress Thursday shows.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents required oxygen canisters while mapping out the drug smuggling tunnel.The move would mark the second year in a row the Trump administration has shifted money from the Pentagon to build additional sections of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.In a statement, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on readiness, blasted the move.

"President Trump has already raided over $6 billion in critical defense funds to pay for his wall — this new raid worsens the already dangerous problems he’s created for our military and national security. Funding the President’s vanity wall in this manner depletes vital resources that maintain our military’s readiness to respond to any threats at home and abroad."

“To be clear, I continue to believe that the situation on our southern border represents a national security challenge for our country — one that has been exacerbated by partisan politics in Washington," Thornberry, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said."The wall should be funded, but the funding must come through the Department of Homeland Security rather than diverting critical military resources that are needed and in law.

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This President blows 10 times as much money as any Dem has on useless crap. Deficit spinning out of control here under Trump. Send him back to the Private Sector please, where all his misogyny can stay private.

So much for Congress holding the “purse strings”. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

I am not a Trump fan at all, but protecting our borders is very important. At the beginning of the wall construction, I was worried about terrorist issues. Now, we have to worry about the spread of coronovirus and a new influenza.

Then we can spend more money when it doesn’t work which is already being shown...

Official White House phone call; 🇺🇸 USA.. we’re moving alone nicely w/the wall... 🇲🇽 Mexico... I see...I’m going to the mailbox w/my check after we hang up...call me when you get.. ok....

Budget Surplus!! Money the military didn't use out of their Budget! WHY can't MSM ever give the full story?

LaurelBlu Mexican President will need a Reagan moment and tell America to tear down this wall. Next Dem President needs to do just that, scrap the wall

Almost 4 billion dollars for a wall, just think of the good that could be done with that money,

And there is still absolutely nothing Congress can do about it lol. They can cry and complain all they want they still have no power to stop him. idioticLeft

We tore down the Berlin Wall and created an economic burden on West Germany. It took awhile but they have integrated into a respected country. People are the same everywhere.There is no need for borders or walls to restrict travel or migration. Things would balance better then.

That's not going to work.

Border security is very important to keep American citizens safe from terrorist, as well as the Coronavius .

I would hope that every American read the resolution .n then read what t he constitution .Gives to the President n To Congress .A resolution .is not law n a presadent does not have to abide it the president can go to war n that is final

Oh-My-God-Omniabsolute=Gravitational-Constant: The USA 🇺🇸 needs a 'Secretary of OFFENSE' to assist the USA 🇺🇸 with IT'S ultimate&complete Sovereignty on Earth. Thus the USA 🇺🇸 have no de-jure 'language or Idealogy' of it own to offer IMIGRATANTS that want to cede with the USA🇺🇸.

Taking Pentagon military funds for another purpose is like 'shuffling the chairs on the Titanic'?

Diverting that much may create a more peaceful world

Why don't we instead pull these funds from the $billions$ in aid we give to foreign countries who hate us? Here's a thought: Why don't we try using U.S. taxpayer money to benefit actual U.S. taxpayers--21st century infrastructure, security, & education. LogicPlease USA

You mean this big, beautiful, STRONG wall? Looks like the Big Bad Wolf huffed and puffed and blew Dotard's wall down.

The wall is the reason it was given to the military,lol. It was planned all along or it wouldn't be happening.

This is wrong.

Wouldn't this be a hell of a coincidence 'Supports offensive and defensive cyberspace operations - $3.7 billion ' -

From what I've read 1.3 billion of this will be taken from the National Guards budget. Brilliant! Lets take funding from an area that's actively fighting the war on drugs and use that funding to build a wall that won't work at all.

NBC.......

But,but,but Donnie loves the military. Mexico were paying weren’t they.

Sooooo... Mexico is NOT paying for it?

Awesome. Secure the border. Increase legal immigration. So damn easy.

Fantastic

Safety first. Build the wall!!!

The right thing to do. I mean I've never met a Dem who wouldn't love to divert military funding themselves for a whole slew of pet projects. It might as well be a wall.

Fake news, must watch

You trump followers, the ones that yelled in unison when trump asked 'who is going to pay for the wall?', 'Mexico,' what say you now, idiots? What say you?

But......but...

BuildTheWall

Has no one in the pentagon tried to say no to This ass?

Sure, go ahead. By all means keep our vets waiting months for medical appointments, underpay them so badly that over 1 million are forced to use food stamps, and let their families live in substandard housing. They don’t need those billions. ProtectOurVets Resist

Good job Mr. President..

So happy the Mexican military is helping out.

Why have a National Guard when you can have The Great Wall of Trump? HAIL Trump!💩

No no no. Mexico is supposed to pay.

Won’t they need that money when we invade Iran and N. Korea? 😎

Trump is funding his vanity wall by stealing from National Defense, and from those of our countrymen who serve us.

I hope they don't waste their time putting in a windy area, just sayin.

Looks like the military will lose more money

Yes!!!!

So we don't have money for American's benefits we pay into receive. And we don't have money to give government employees the raises they worked for. But we can build a fence that's not stopping smugglers and give wealthy a giant tax cut. realDonaldTrump s con-artist.

It still needs to be built! Then go from there! 💋❤️

That is insane!

Why bother when folks can dig under and scale over it? Plus it’s an environmental nightmare. Just stop 🛑 already.

Good Build the wall. He said he would get it done. Trump2020 MAGA LANDSLIDE2020 TeamTrump2020

Ridiculous

This is one of many reasons the Defense budget should be cut.

Who cares it’s only replacing existing fences. The media never bothers to tell the truth government has taken zero action to acquire new land to complete wall trump is an idiot and a liar

The wall that can be scaled with a $50 Home Depot ladder

Thought Mexico was paying for this wall, that’s cost billions of dollars. He rather cut military,education, and environmental budgets to build this! The audacity!

Somebody needs to buy Trump some Legos. Then he can build himself a wall all he wants.

The DoD 'reprogramming' notice says it plans to pull $2.2B from an account that funds counterdrug activities and another $1.6B from a war account known as Overseas Contingency Operations fund. The transfer would have an impact on purchase of new aircraft, vehicles and weapons.

The military obviously is over budgeted if it can spare Trump cutting its funds for pet projects.

3.8billion tax payers money. Nice

To all you military that support this corruption. Stealing from the US military to get his grudge wall.

What a waste. Maybe we can use the walls to build a big prison on the border for all the trump family and friends. We’re going to need a bigger boat

It’s down to what’s the best way to waste the money.

Lockdown border security is more important. Imagine the chaos if there was a coronavirus like outbreak in Mexico.

Oh yeah, POTUS really cares about those veteran's, especially the ones with Headaches. CorruptAF

Billions of dollars for Trump's useless ego while our military families live in sub-standard housing, their kids are in sub-standard schools, and our veterans have to struggle for care. This president is an evil moron dictatorDonald

woot

'And Mexico will pay for it'

EsperDoD there ya go. Despicable! 👆

21WFMJ Trump and the freaking wall . Order him to the area with a shovel and keep him down there , better yet ,put him in a hole there .

I hope the next president Tears down the wall

Ok. 👍🏻

That Money Needs to go to Much Better Things NoWall

Will the wind blow it over tho? Sad!

The president means what he says and gets things done. Sometimes it takes a little while, but he always gets it done.

They do this as dozens of military hospitals have announced they will no longer offer care to veteran retirees. So much for supporting the troops realDonaldTrump and deplorable Republicans.

Good!

So Trump's idea of giving more cash to the military is just a ruse to divert it to a wall that's not needed

Meanwhile they keep cutting benefits for the troops.

There are better ways to protect our borders that a wall

Total waste of money. A wall stops no one.

What a complete waste of money. Or should say what a boondoggle!

BUILD THAT WALL

Follow the money. Who is actually building that wall, and where is the money ending up?

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