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President Trump Wanted $25 Billion for a Border Wall. Congress Gave Him a Fence Instead

President Donald Trump publicly griped over a congressional spending package that includes just a fraction of the money he wanted for border security, arguing that “the rest will be forthcoming.” As part of a massive omnibus spending package on track to be approved, Congress is expected to approve just shy of $1.6 billion for border security, of which only $38 million can be spent on “border barrier planning and design.” Trump had called for $25 billion to build a wall on the border of Mexico, but the bill allocates funds primarily for “pedestrian fencing,” leading Trump to tweet angrily that he had to “waste money” on Democratic “giveaways” to get the bill passed.

 

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