Administration to Divert Billions From Pentagon to Fund Border Wall
Posted on AllSides February 14th, 2020
From The Left
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to divert $3.8 billion intended for military equipment to the construction of a wall at the southwestern border, it informed lawmakers on Thursday, drawing bipartisan outrage and reviving a long-running battle with Congress over funding for President Trump’s signature campaign promise.
The formal notification to Congress on Thursday, which was obtained by The New York Times, was the latest bid by Mr. Trump’s administration to circumvent congressional control of federal spending and unilaterally seize funds that lawmakers had designated for other purposes to finance the...
Some content from this outlet may be limited or behind a paywall.
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Related Coverage
HEADLINE ROUNDUP
Global Military Spending Reaches 35-Year High, Report Says
