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So he’s doing it.
I won’t lie, I didn’t think it’d ever actually happen, so kudos to you President
Trump.
For those of you that dont know what Im talking about, which I’m not sure how that would
be the case given the thumbnail and title, but whatever, Trump is actually building the
wall.
The wall he promised to build between the American Mexican boarder if elected.
The wall that so many people thought, and still do think, is a terrible idea and waste
of money.
The wall that no one thought would ever actually be made.
Ya that one.
On Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper authorized diverting 3.6 billion dollars in
military construction funds to instead, focus on 11 wall projects on the American Mexican
board.
In his letter to Congress, Esper wrote he has “determined that 11 military construction
projects along the international border with Mexico, with an estimated total cost of $3.6
billion, are necessary to support the use of the armed forces in connection with the
national emergency.”
Officials at the Defense Department say 127 million construction projects are now being
put on hold in exchange to fund 175 miles of a wall on the southern boarder.
Construction is expected to begin in early 2020, but depending on issues in regards to
acquiring private land, may take over a year to complete.
According to chief Pentagon spokesperson, Jonathan Hoffman, half the money is coming
from deferred projects over seas, and the other half is for planned projects in the
US, with the overseas money being used up first.
As of now, which projects specifically are going to be impacted is not being released
to the public.
First, members of Congress who’s states or districts will be affected and have projects
lose funding are going to be informed, and then the information will be released to public.
Chuck Schumer, a US Senator, released a statement claiming "This decision will harm already
planned, important projects intended to support our service members at military installations
in New York, across the United States, and around the world.
It is a slap in the face to the members of the Armed Forces who serve our country that
President Trump is willing to cannibalize already allocated military funding to boost
his own ego and for a wall he promised Mexico would pay to build.”
He went on to say the the diverted funding could delay critical construction projects
at military installations in New York, such as the US Military Academy.
Senator Jack Reed also disagreed with the move claiming in a statement "President Trump's
immigration efforts have failed since day one.
Today, he made it clear he is willing to take funds from our troops and disaster victims
and divert them to try to protect his political right flank.
And ultimately, that could put Americans at risk.”
He went on to explain “This isn't just an attempt to shift funding, it's a bid to shift
power away from Congress to the president.
Clearly, this administration is trying to circumvent Congressional authority and this
ill-advised attempt should be legally challenged and struck down by the courts.”
Now of course, a lot can happen between now and early 2020, when construction is expected
to start.
It seems the move left a bad taste in a lot of people’s mouths, especially after Trump
promised Mexico would be the one paying for the wall.
Now that it’s taking away from military projects, something the US prides themselves
on, well, it’ll be interesting to see how Trump does in the next election.
As always I’d love to hear your thoughts on this entire situation in the comments below.
Do you think the wall is actually going to be built?
Let me know why or why not.
For now, let’s read some comments so we can all feel a little bit better about ourselves.
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