Originally published at: Trump Privately Pushing Military to Fund Border Wall | Infostormer.com
There are reports that the President is privately trying to get the military to fund the border wall in some capacity.
President Trump is privately pushing for the Pentagon to pay for his proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, according to a new report.
The Washington Post reports that Trump made the suggestion to several advisers last week, saying it was a "national security" issue that the wall be funded.
Trump reportedly told Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) in a meeting last week that the military should pay for the wall. Ryan offered little reaction to the idea while senior Capitol Hill officials called its prospects unlikely, the newspaper reported.
The president has sought $25 billion in funding for his long-proposed wall, but a massive funding bill passed by Congress last week only appropriated $1.6 billion for border security, with funding provided for fencing and levees.
In a separate meeting with senior aides last week, the president reportedly voiced confidence that the Pentagon would have enough funds to cover the wall's cost under the omnibus spending bill.
We’ll see what happens. Not quite sure what is so complicated about this though. If the President can order the military to bomb third world countries on behalf of Jews, why the hell can’t he order them to build a wall on the border with Mexico? Clearly, what’s happening on the southern border is more of a national security concern than bombing brown people for Jews.
But honestly, I don’t care how it is done, I just want the wall built. If he’s able to do it through the military, that’s fine by me.
