Posted on 03/24/2018 5:00:01 PM PDT by MNDude
President Trump said Friday that construction of his promised border wall would start "immediately" after signing the omnibus spending bill, which included $1.6 billion in funding for the wall.
"We're going to be starting work literally on Monday," Trump said during an event Friday at the White House. "We have a lot of money coming to the border."
Trump had threatened earlier Friday to veto the spending bill Congress passed on Thursday because it did not include sufficient funding for the wall and because it omitted expiring protections for young, undocumented immigrants.
Trump should have vetoed this. So much for 4D Chess...
-dinodino
RINOs forever. Sigh. Even when we win we don’t win. Sick to my stomach.
-BlueHorseShoe
We elected him because he had balls. I am guessing those are tinker bells not balls.
-OnevIke
Sadly,, I think I’m done,,,,,,I’ve fought, bled, worked, campaigned, called, wrote, spoke and voted to no avail.............
-Airwinger
It’s BS but that’s his spin. He’s a politician you know.
-plain talk
He pissed his entire base! WTF! I’m fucking angry right now!!
-davidkkm
He went back up the escalator... emasculated.
Sad, disappointing
-Sequoyah101
Shame he wasn’t listening to his own advice today.
-Pravious
Trump should have had our back. He didn’t.
-Pravious-again=-—this clown and Harpotoo are effing Hillary lovers
Trump....just...broke.
-Sam Gamgee
Doesn’t the bill specify that he cannot build walls that are REAL walls or look anything like the prototypes he visited in California?No, that is referring to the 1.6B. That can't be used except for fence. However, there was an amendment passed by the House that basically gives Trump carte blanche to use military spending on the wall. LOL! He tricked them again!
Seems like there is consensus to me.
“Been a loooong time since DC’s seen brass ones like this :-)) “
That’s why Trump rode up the escalator like Rush said. His brass ones are to heavy to carry up the stairs.
According to the AP (http://www.newser.com/article/0413129c527e40cfa5046d92cfff55f3/ap-news-guide-trump-gets-wishes-on-border-wall-sort-of.html):
“WHAT DID TRUMP GET? Trump got the $1.6 billion he sought for one year of funding” (not the whole wall cost up front).
“Trump wanted to spend the $1.6 billion on 60 miles (96 kilometers) of new wall in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, the busiest corridor for illegal crossings, and 14 miles (22.4 kilometers) of replacement in San Diego.
Instead, he will get about 90 miles (144 kilometers) — more than what he sought — but the balance shifts more toward replacement wall than new miles and the money comes with strings attached.”
“It allows 25 miles (40 kilometers) of new wall made of levees in Rio Grande Valley for $445 million. That’s 3 miles (5 kilometers) less than what Trump wanted because Congress declared the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge in Texas off-limits to construction.
Congress is giving $196 million for new bollard-style barriers in Rio Grande Valley, which encompasses more than 300 miles (483 kilometers) of river and cities including Brownsville and McAllen on Texas’ southern tip. That money is expected to add 8 miles (13 kilometers).
The bill sets aside $251 million to replace 14 miles (23 kilometers) in San Diego, just as Trump asked.
It also marks $445 million for other replacement barriers. The administration has not given mileage or locations, but it is expected to provide 45 miles (72 kilometers), which averages to about $10 million a mile (1.6 kilometers).”
“WHAT STRINGS ARE ATTACHED? Aside from the construction ban in the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge, the bill requires that wall construction this year sticks to existing designs that have proven effective.” (That basically means bollards - what the Border Patrol wanted anyway).
Bottom Line: As of Monday, we are now back in the border fortification business in a pretty big way (in historical terms), and the new barriers will be the biggest ever.
Two or three years of construction like this will really turn around the lower Rio Grande Valley for the Border Patrol, even if we never get the lump sum funding for the total project.
I think the next couple of weeks are gonna be fun.
with the 1.6B. However, there is an amendment that was passed by the House that allows him to appropriate defense spending however he wants. LOL!
More like consensual sex, a circle jerk.
About a POST a MINUTE...
WOW!
Someone said Trump looked tired, frustrated and defeated during the signing ceremony. Could all of it, however, have been acting on Trump’s part?
I don’t think he made a mistake. I think he just sacrificed a pawn, or at the most a knight.
TRUMP IS ALL THREATS WITH ZIPPO BEHIND IT ON IMMIGRATION AND WALL FUNDING. BOTH OF MY SENATORS AND CONGRESSMAN VOTED FOR THIS, NOW I’M STAYING HOME IN 2018. HAVE FUN WITH IMPEACHMENT POTUS TRUMP!
-—GOPe Means Bend Over Spell Run
Trump had a choice, HE CHOSE TO DROP THE BALL
—Trump_vs_Evil_Witch
Trump blew it today.
-Jonny7797
B-U-L-L-C-R-A-P. Trump just betrayed America, period. He is a liar and a fraud.
—alstewartfan-—damn, this clown is the worst of all the Never Trumpers
I’m really tired of hearing the excuses for the betrayal.
-windsorknot
He said it wouldn’t happen in the first place or don’t you remember?
-irsahoot
Trump will announce it on Monday, I bet.
I think Trump is being Trump...
And I knew this thread was going to
Be a wild one!
;>)
He did an excellent job with this video!
yeah, if you read the earlier threads on Friday, some Freepers said it. But I could think it was just an act.
You know the Don Corleon saying: keep your friends close and your enemies closer. He has Ryan and Schumer close-by, if you know what I mean..
Have you ever seen a “see through” wall built of concrete? Listen to Trump when he says something.
You're allowed to get angry all along the way. I've been referring to abandoning one's support for the President. He's simply doing too much good for that to be contemplated.
Le't be honest—nobody is ever going to agree 100% with what any President does. It's simply impossible. But President Trump is doing a damngood job so far—certainly as good as Reagan.
And Reagan had the minor advantage of not having to deal with a criminal conspiracy fomented by a totally corrupt Uniparty Swamp that is trying to use the Deep State to attempt a coup against a duly elected President.
Let's also not forget that Donald J. Trump was a complete neophyte as far as electoral politics are concerned. What he's been able to accomplish—beginning with winning the Presidency against overwhelming odds, including battling an openly biased media, as well as a completely corrupt intelligence community weaponized by the previous President—is absolutely incredible.
People really do fail to appreciate to this day what President Trump has had to overcome. Barring something extremely egregious—and signing a bloated 6-month spending bill does not qualify—he has earned the trust and loyalty of his supporters a dozen times over.
The President deserves our support, come Hell or high water. All else is #NeverTrump foolishness...
> Remember: Obama was going to close Guantanamo on day one.
Obama never had any intention of closing Guantanamo. It was pure pandering.
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