Trump pushing Pentagon to pay for border wall: report
BY AVERY ANAPOL - 03/27/18 01:02 PM EDT
President Trump is reportedly privately pushing the Pentagon to pay for his proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
Three people speaking on the condition of anonymity told the Washington Post that Trump made the suggestion to several advisers, saying it was a "national security issue" that the wall be funded.
He reportedly told GOP Speaker Paul Ryan in a meeting last week that the military should pay for the wall,
for which Trump has sought $25 billion in funding.
Trump expressed frustration earlier this month with the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package, originally threatening to veto the bill because it only included $1.6 billion for the wall, while the Pentagon was allotted about $700 billion.
Two advisers also told the Post that when Trump tweeted "Build WALL through M!" earlier this week, the "M" was intended to stand for "military." Trump originally said that Mexico would pay for the wall.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/380476-trump-pushing-pentagon-to-pay-for-border-wall-report
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