Anonymous ID: f1ddcc March 10, 2019, 4:31 p.m. No.5613372   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>3383 >>3539 >>3618 >>3680

Pentagon may use $1 billion in leftover funds from military pay and pensions to help Donald Trump pay for his border wall

The Pentagon is planning to tap $1 billion in leftover funds from military pay and pension accounts to help President Donald Trump pay for his border wall

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin said funds are available because Army recruitment is down

It comes as Trump will ask Congress to give him $8.6 billion to build the wall when his budget request lands on Capitol Hill on Monday

His move sets up another clash with Democrats who denied his last request

The president's $8.6 billion request is on top of the $6.5 billion he wants to redirect to build his wall under his emergency powers declaration

With Democrats controlling the House it makes it highly unlike the president will get the money he is asking for

His request follows a five-week partial shutdown over border money

Trump's move also shows he intends to keep the battle for his border wall alive as the 2020 election heats up

 

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