Pentagon approves diversion of military construction funds for Trump's barrier
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Mark Esper agreed on Tuesday to free up $3.6 billion from the Pentagon budget for President Donald Trump’s border barrier by effectively defunding 127 military construction projects using emergency authorities. Esper determined that the use of the military construction funds was necessary to support American forces deployed to the southern border with Mexico under the national emergency that Trump declared in mid-February. The formal […]
