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Trump meets with top Republican on border talks as White House looks for ways to fund wall without C
Source: Washington Post
Trump meets with top Republican on border talks as White House looks for ways to fund wall without Congress
By Damian Paletta and
Erica Werner February 7 at 12:14 PM
The lead Republican negotiator trying to solve the border wall impasse and prevent another shutdown met with President Trump at the White House on Thursday morning to brief the president on status of congressional negotiations.
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At the same time, the White House is exploring how to work around Congress to build a border wall.
Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said the White House is looking at multiple ways to redirect taxpayer money for the construction of a wall, and is prioritizing strategies that won’t be blocked in court.
Mulvaney’s comments suggest Trump is readying a contingency plan in case he is not satisfied with a congressional deal that falls short of his demands for billions in federal funding for a border barrier.
“There’s a couple of different ways we can do it,” Mulvaney said Wednesday evening on Fox News. “We’re looking at all of them.”
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By Damian Paletta and
Erica Werner February 7 at 12:14 PM
The lead Republican negotiator trying to solve the border wall impasse and prevent another shutdown met with President Trump at the White House on Thursday morning to brief the president on status of congressional negotiations.
-snip-
At the same time, the White House is exploring how to work around Congress to build a border wall.
Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said the White House is looking at multiple ways to redirect taxpayer money for the construction of a wall, and is prioritizing strategies that won’t be blocked in court.
Mulvaney’s comments suggest Trump is readying a contingency plan in case he is not satisfied with a congressional deal that falls short of his demands for billions in federal funding for a border barrier.
“There’s a couple of different ways we can do it,” Mulvaney said Wednesday evening on Fox News. “We’re looking at all of them.”
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-looking-at-new-ways-to-build-wall-without-congress-mulvaney-says/2019/02/07/023accc8-2aeb-11e9-b011-d8500644dc98_story.html
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They are now about to have a bigger problem at the border with Americans than they have with immigrants and asylum seekers.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/trump-put-razor-wire-border-fence-arizona-town-just-voted-unanimously-tear/?utm_source=push_notifications
This is not only Busy work for the troops, it's a wall to keep people in not out. All that concertina wire is on the US side!