How Can Trump Get The Wall. One would allow the redirection of funds for military projects already approved by. Some of the existing border barriers have been replaced since mr trump entered the white house.
Donald trump insisted wednesday night that he has what it takes to get mexico to build a wall along the u.s.
A hint to why he is so focused on getting this wall came in 2017, when the washington post published leaked transcripts from a private phone call between trump and mexico's then president, enrique peña nieto. That looming deadline gives trump leverage he needs to get his wall. Building a border wall was trump's signature election campaign trump has also previously threatened to invoke the emergency powers of the presidency to secure funds for the wall. The pentagon approved a transfer of $1 billion for the wall in march, and the other $1.5 billion in may, after congress the president's messaging on how the wall will be paid for has evolved over time