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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's idea to have military pay for & build the wall came from Coulter on Jeanine Pirro's show
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-wants-to-use-the-military-to-pay-for-his-wall-report"[We] engage in a lot of military actions around the world. I think it can be done right on our border as part of the defense, have the Seabees do it," Coulter said, referring to naval mobile construction battalions.
"Where does he get the money to build the wall that you say he can build as national defense? Where does he take the money from?" Pirro asked.
"The same place Reagan took the money to invade Granada, the same place [Trump] took the money to bomb Syria. He has money to spend on national defense," Coulter responded.
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BigmanPigman
(51,591 posts)I remember since I was making my sign for the protest and I heard this on MSNBC and I was thrilled. Anything that pissed Coulter off makes me happy. She told "the judge" that the Moron should be impeached over this and the judge disagreed with Ann and tried to defend the Moron. The topic has gained steam in the past 4 days (after the Stormy storm and the Gun Protests he needed something new to tweet about).
HipChick
(25,485 posts)he has no ideas of his own...
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)And the man with the best ideas certainly will not reach out to experts for advice. Better to recall Rob Porter and hire Disney actress Caroline Sunshine.
JDC
(10,127 posts)Orange Free State
(611 posts)Maybe he means the MEXICAN military will pay for it. It will come out of the Mexagons budget.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)Congress allocates money for specific purposes. Spend it on something else and youre breaking the law.
TomSlick
(11,098 posts)I don't remember much from long-ago Army JAG courses on federal procurement law but I do remember that appropriated funds can only be spent for the purpose for which appropriated.
John Fante
(3,479 posts)Despicable to the core.
procon
(15,805 posts)Trump might as well move the entire stable of Fox News celebrity hosts into the WH and make them advisors, replace the cabinet secretaries and turn the government into a reality TV show.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)TeamPooka
(24,226 posts)the building deals TrumpCo puts together.
They lump money from several sources together, or funnel cash payments.
This is money laundering and that's what he wants to do with Americans tax dollars.
lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)This is another misappropriation of resources by Trump.