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(98,883 posts) Tue Jan 24, 2017, 11:02 PM Jan 2017

Trump plans on Wednesday to sign an executive order to direct funds to the building of a wall [View all]

Source: NY Times

WASHINGTON — President Trump will order the construction of a Mexican border wall on Wednesday, White House officials said, and is mulling plans to stop Syrian refugees from entering the country and to slash immigration of refugees from “terror prone” nations, perhaps as early as this week.

During an appearance at the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday, Mr. Trump plans to sign an executive order to direct federal funds to be shifted toward the building of a wall on the southern border that became a signature promise of his campaign. He has argued that doing so is vital to gaining control over the illegal flow of immigrants into the United States.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/us/politics/wall-border-trump.html?action=Click&contentCollection=BreakingNews&contentID=64836367&pgtype=article

Can the President direct Federal Funds to build this monstrosity? Isn't Congress in charge of the purse strings?

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Trump plans on Wednesday to sign an executive order to direct funds to the building of a wall [View all] still_one Jan 2017 OP

How can appropriating funds be done by executive order? meadowlark5 Jan 2017 #1

No worries, he can get a loan from the Russian mafia! Sancho Jan 2017 #49

When did he ever worry about actually paying for anything he built? NoGoodNamesLeft Jan 2017 #54

Bingo on the heaing and the text!! El Mimbreno Jan 2017 #55

That is exactly what I wanted to know. How can he "shift" funds that were pnwmom Jan 2017 #2

He can't. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #6

He doesn't know what he's doing C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #3

Going Rogue bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #4

It better be pretty deep nini Jan 2017 #5

I think I have read enough bdamomma Jan 2017 #7

we are literally at the mercy of the republicans in Congress still_one Jan 2017 #10

I expect them to be saying what a great idea this is. LisaL Jan 2017 #25

A dark, angry, vengeful view of the world bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #8

Already in progress....nt 2naSalit Jan 2017 #41

Wow! Mexico came through already!!! dchill Jan 2017 #9

Mexico can't stand him either bdamomma Jan 2017 #11

Here is the Washington Posts take on this story still_one Jan 2017 #12

That wall is to keep us all in. nt TeamPooka Jan 2017 #13

My thoughts, too... Rhiannon12866 Jan 2017 #20

He's going to need two walls TeamPooka Jan 2017 #35

He'd better get moving... Rhiannon12866 Jan 2017 #39

And in there 'alternate reality' they refuse to accept that illegal immigration from the South Stonepounder Jan 2017 #14

I suspect this will signal the end of any cooperation from Congress groundloop Jan 2017 #15

Correct. He will say he tried and Congress stopped him GusBob Jan 2017 #21

He'd get enough to pay for it in at least Glamrock Jan 2017 #27

The construction of the wall will be met with massive demonstrations and sabotage GusBob Jan 2017 #29

It's pretty hilarious Glamrock Jan 2017 #30

Humorous, disturbing, and profoundly sad all at the same time - nt Rural_Progressive Jan 2017 #57

That'll look great on the ABC evening news. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2017 #40

Mexico is not Central America. If he wants Mexico azmom Jan 2017 #58

What's interesting is that Mexico has been cooperating azmom Jan 2017 #59

what a TeddyBear 1 Jan 2017 #16

Congress plans on Thursday to file articles of impeachment against Donald Trump jmowreader Jan 2017 #17

If they really didn't want illegals working here Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #18

Exactly. BainsBane Jan 2017 #23

California Bayard Jan 2017 #56

USDA, CDC closed to build the Wall! It's gonna be HUGE! sarcasmo Jan 2017 #19

No, he can't. BainsBane Jan 2017 #22

I'd say this is all that I expected and more out of Trump's presidency. LisaL Jan 2017 #24

................................... still_one Jan 2017 #31

I never realized Flatpicker Jan 2017 #26

Money shifted from where? Lifelong Protester Jan 2017 #28

It says federal funds. LisaL Jan 2017 #32

Isn't that illegal?? Lifelong Protester Jan 2017 #34

Yes -- only Congress can do that obamanut2012 Jan 2017 #48

175M already in place DeminPennswoods Jan 2017 #47

+1000. That's my question as well. Mr. Spicer? Ms. Conway? Prepare your non-answers Freethinker65 Jan 2017 #33

Maybe he plans to take it from the $1 trillion from Medicaid and $449 billion from Medicare Tanuki Jan 2017 #53

that's the idiot's idea of infrastructure Cha Jan 2017 #36

Let's see here: he's going to build a wall, build up the military, tackle the infrastructure, create YOHABLO Jan 2017 #37

I would like to be a wall around Republicans. SamKnause Jan 2017 #38

He thinks he can govern by executive order, murielm99 Jan 2017 #42

Who will stop him? No one. Dave Starsky Jan 2017 #50

Be smart,,,,,, Cryptoad Jan 2017 #43

He must own chain-link-fence stock struggle4progress Jan 2017 #44

I've got just the crew to do the job.... pfitz59 Jan 2017 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author DeminPennswoods Jan 2017 #46

Trump is an amateur C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #51

Nobody is asking where the money will come from. HopeAgain Jan 2017 #52

One reason the wall won't be built is because muntrv Jan 2017 #60

Trump and Idi Amin on spending money keithbvadu2 Jan 2017 #61