Acting Sec of Defense Shanahan told reporters he hasn't determined if there is a military necessity

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Good god!! The WH/Trump just does things on their own without consulting the Defense DEPT!!




Meridith McGraw
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Just in: Acting Sec of Defense Shanahan just told reporters he hasn’t determined if there is a military necessity for a border wall or how much money Defense will even spend. Shanahan said he hasn’t yet spoken to President Trump.

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Jennifer Rubin
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Bahhahahashaha
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Acting US defense secretary will review programs to cut for wall funding

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/16/us/sec-shanahan-border-funding/index.html

By Noah Gray

Updated 1:43 AM ET, Sun February 17, 2019
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(CNN)Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said, beginning Sunday, he will start studying which projects military money may come from to shift funds toward a border wall following President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration.


Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to secure federal funds to build a wall on the southern border, bypassing Congress after lawmakers refused to meet his multi-billion dollar request for border wall funds.

The administration has said $2.5 billion of military narcotics funding and $3.6 billion in military construction money will be diverted to the wall. But Shanahan will have final say on how much will be taken from which programs.

A military official said Shanahan is likely to approve the $3.6 billion figure.

"I think I have a lot of discretion," Shanahan told reporters on a flight from Munich to the US Saturday. "You can trust the numbers in terms of the potential. Then you gotta marry it up with where the money would be spent." .....................

[Ilsa]

1. Insane. Absolutely insane.

This is how a government is run and led by amateurs. And oligarchs. And criminals.

[snowybirdie]

2. So to recap

President declares an emergency and goes golfing........Vice President and Sec of State are in Europe at a conference, as is the Acting Sec of Defense! So whose running the store?

[riversedge]

3. Trump is lazy. Probably Stephen Miller for all we know!