Did Trump Just Hint at Building the Border Wall Using the Military?
This could be genius folks.
"President Donald Trump briefly threatened to veto a giant spending bill on Friday and then reluctantly signed it to keep the military funded.
The lack of funding for a border wall with Mexico is likely one of the president's biggest frustrations. Trump mentioned the wall when he threatened to veto the bill. The $1.3 trillion budget includes just $1.6 billion for wall construction along the southern border, far short of the $25 billion needed to accomplish Trump's signature campaign promise.
To make matters worse, the spending bill specifically prohibits Trump from building the kind of wall he wants. The president nevertheless celebrated the progress and pointed out that construction can begin immediately.
But Trump also dropped an eyebrow-raising hint that he could take an unprecedented option and build the wall using the enormous military budget."
If you Search "Military Construction" in the bill. Yuge section!!! Money!! Lots of it! Discretion to Sec of Def and Army Sec. Waiving of regulations. Billions appropriated!!! Waiving of water safety EPA regulations. Approval for eminent domain purchases up to 100% of appraised land value. What do you think that language is for? The wall is going to be fast tracked! The EPA would have held up the wall indefinitely, now they are bypassed.
Trump has full discretion on how to spend the money.