Earlier this week, Republicans and Democrats struck a tentative budget deal to avert another government shutdown. As part of the deal, President Trump would get $1.375 billion for a border barrier funding — a far cry from the $5.7 billion he had been demanding (after long promising that Mexico would be flipping the bill). Additionally, the agreement specifically forbids the use of a concrete wall (which the president heavily campaigned on in the 2016 election) and also any of the new prototype walls we've heard so much about. This reduces the best case scenario for new coverage to approximately 55 miles of standard border fencing.
As a Deal-Maker, President Trump Is a Dud
As a Deal-Maker, President Trump Is a Dud
As a Deal-Maker, President Trump Is a Dud
Earlier this week, Republicans and Democrats struck a tentative budget deal to avert another government shutdown. As part of the deal, President Trump would get $1.375 billion for a border barrier funding — a far cry from the $5.7 billion he had been demanding (after long promising that Mexico would be flipping the bill). Additionally, the agreement specifically forbids the use of a concrete wall (which the president heavily campaigned on in the 2016 election) and also any of the new prototype walls we've heard so much about. This reduces the best case scenario for new coverage to approximately 55 miles of standard border fencing.