Money for Mexican border wall is in defense budget passed Friday says President Trump
President Donald J. Trump said the money to build the Mexican border wall is in the defense budget. The Pentagon's budget was part of a spending bill that became law Friday.
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/trump-suggests-using-military-funds-build-his-wall
"Building a great border wall", said President Trump, "is all about national defense". The President said national security is his most important responsibility.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/josh-dawsey/?utm_term=.3f9fea4df065
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Friday's budget bill has no money for a new wall.
“I remind the President, he did campaign on the wall, and guess who he said would pay for it? How about going to Mexico and getting them to pay for it, because this budget doesn’t allow American citizens to pay for it,” said Schumer on Sunday.
https://nypost.com/2018/03/25/trump-suggests-the-military-might-build-the-border-wall/
The U.S. Supreme Court has never denied any President the ability to spend money on national defense.
Friday's budget bill is linked here:
https://congress.gov/115/bills/hr1625/BILLS-115hr1625eah.pdf
Also, please refer to these two links about other ways to pay for the wall:
The Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund collected over $15 billion in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. It was reported Thursday.
This money is paid into the General Fund of the U.S. Treasury. It can be used to pay for any purpose. Why not use this money to help pay for the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico?
Thursday's executive order authorizes immediate cash seizures from thousands of criminal networks:
