Having been unable to get Mexico to do it, and even unable to get Congress — even a GOP-majority Congress[1] to actually fund his zany border Wall proposal — the Donald has lit upon the genius idea of having the Department of Defense build it!
After all …
(a) This is all about national defense, so why depend on Homeland Security to do it, when we have a Defense Department?
and
(b) The Pentagon now has incredible amounts of money, beautiful amounts, the most amounts, all of it insisted upon by the President as critical for the modernization and build-up of our military. But not as critical as the Wall! Just ask André Maginot!
Aside from the Wall itself being a nutty idea, aside from it being an awful idea having the US Military pay for it, the biggest problem is that the Donald cannot simply do this by fiat. The Defense Budget isn’t a giant checkbook that can spent on whatever they like; appropriations have to be approved by Congress — the same Congress that has been unable to provide funding for the Wall.
But, hey, no doubt that the Donald will keep pushing this idea until the laughter about it gets too loud, then he’ll drop it for something else — maybe getting the State Dept. to pay for it (“It’s about borders!”) or the Dept. of Health and Human Services to pay for it (“It’s about cutting down on all those freeloading illegals!”).
Stay tuned!
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[1] Though not a super-majority in the Senate, praise the Maker.
Trump privately presses for military to pay for border wall – The Washington Post
The president has told Speaker Paul Ryan that the military should finance it after Congress provided only $1.6 billion.
THIS MORON TRAITOR NEEDS TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you kidding me? Money meant for the men and women in uniform whom defend our country, is going to be re-appropriated to fund a wall that will make no difference in the immigration problem.. total slimeball maneuver!
GREAT IDEA
+Joe Mama YES! You are 100% right, the Son's & Daughter's of America whom lay down their lives on the battle field every day, so you and I can have our civil library's, should not be provided with the proper tools and latest equipment to insure their best chances to come home safe to their loved ones, but hay nothing feels as safe as a wall, I can tell you support our troops what a true patriot you are!
+Joe Mama he can't do shit with military money unless it goes thru congress, haha haha no fucking wall!!!
Good Idea!