In tweets on Tuesday evening, President Trump suggested he may support the bipartisan spending deal that only includes a portion of the billions he wanted for his border wall.
Trump touted the deal’s allotment of $23 billion for border security and then thanked Republicans for “dealing with the Radical Left.”
“Not an easy task, but the wall is being built and will be a great achievement and contributor toward life and safety within our country!” he said.
The tweets signal a shift in Trump’s thinking on compromise lawmakers reached on Monday evening. When asked about the deal on Tuesday, Trump said he was not happy with the plan, but said he was “thrilled” with where it was going, possibly suggesting he never planned to veto it.
CNN reported on Tuesday that Trump plans to accept the funding compromise in order to avoid a second shutdown and then use executive action to launch wall construction projects.
I want to thank all Republicans for the work you have done in dealing with the Radical Left on Border Security. Not an easy task, but the Wall is being built and will be a great achievement and contributor toward life and safety within our Country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 13, 2019
….Will be getting almost $23 BILLION for Border Security. Regardless of Wall money, it is being built as we speak!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2019
So where is the other$22 billion or so coming from? What pots of money does Trump control as head of the Executive branch?
the good thing about an imaginary wall is that it only takes imaginary money to build it.
That was my first question. I assume that stuff like the funding underlying the detention beds and other stuff like cages for kids and guards at the holding facilities, etc., which has nothing to do with the 50 miles of fencing are all getting lumped together into this sum as “border security” which the slavering base are swallowing as “WALL!!!”
Dickhead.
But, to give him his due, I have to admit he’s a master propagandist of untruths, deflection and deceit.
It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t need your money, IT’S BEING BUILT.
Facepalm…
Trying to save face, are we? Not getting what YOU wanted, oh, so sorry.