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| Donald Trump floats using military budget to pay for border wall | Donald Trump floats using military budget to pay for border wall |
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| Donald Trump is floating the idea of using the military’s budget to pay for his long-promised border wall with Mexico. | Donald Trump is floating the idea of using the military’s budget to pay for his long-promised border wall with Mexico. |
| Trump raised the idea with the House speaker, Paul Ryan, at a meeting last week, according to a person familiar with the discussion who spoke on condition of anonymity. | Trump raised the idea with the House speaker, Paul Ryan, at a meeting last week, according to a person familiar with the discussion who spoke on condition of anonymity. |
| And he has tweeted that building “a great Border Wall” is “all about National Defense” and called to “Build WALL through M!” – presumably meaning the military. | And he has tweeted that building “a great Border Wall” is “all about National Defense” and called to “Build WALL through M!” – presumably meaning the military. |
| Departments have limited authority to reprogram funds without congressional approval. | Departments have limited authority to reprogram funds without congressional approval. |
| Trump threatened to veto the omnibus spending bill last week in part because it did not include the $25bn he wanted to build his wall, one of his top campaign promises. | Trump threatened to veto the omnibus spending bill last week in part because it did not include the $25bn he wanted to build his wall, one of his top campaign promises. |
| Trump has repeatedly insisted he would make Mexico pay for the wall. | Trump has repeatedly insisted he would make Mexico pay for the wall. |
| Mexico has refused. | Mexico has refused. |
| The White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders, would not discuss the plan at her regular briefing, telling reporters: “I can’t get into the specifics of that at this point.” | The White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders, would not discuss the plan at her regular briefing, telling reporters: “I can’t get into the specifics of that at this point.” |
| She said Trump “still has plans to look at potential ways” for Mexico to pay for it. | She said Trump “still has plans to look at potential ways” for Mexico to pay for it. |
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