UNITED STATES: DONALD TRUMP SHOULD ASK $ 8.6 BILLION FOR THE WALL
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| UNITED STATES DONALD TRUMP SHOULD ASK $ 8.6 BILLION FOR THE WALL |
According to the "national emergency" declaration announced on February 15th, budget these funds would be added to emergency funding of $ 6.5 billion. The aforementioned procedure allows it to bypass Congress to unlock funding.
Donald Trump’s economic adviser Larry Kudlow confirmed, on Sunday, that The President has planned to ask $ 8.6 billion in the 2020 budget to finance the wall which he wants to build on the border with Mexico.
Asked about the Fox News channel about Congress's predictable $ 8.6 billion opposition to the wall in the US press, Larry Kudlow said: "I guess that will be the case."
Hard negotiations
According to the Washington Post, in his budget for fiscal year 2020 to be unveiled Monday, Donald Trump wants to direct $ 5 billion from the budget of the Department of Homeland Security and $ 3.6 billion from the Pentagon's budget; so as to finance its border wall project aiming at the prevention of illegal immigration. Consequently, these figures will be the subject of tough negotiations between the White House and parliamentarians.
The last time Donald Trump asked parliamentarians to approve the financing of his border wall, the tussle with Congress culminated in a ‘shutdown’, which led to partial closure of the 35-day US government. He, therefore, sought to bypass elected officials with his national emergency declaration; yet, Congress is preparing to adopt a resolution to cancel this emergency funding.
"I think it's essential"
Donald Trump "will continue with his wall. He will continue with his theme of border protection. I think it's essential," asserted Larry Kudlow.
In this connection, the White House's Chief Economic Advisor confirmed that he was optimistic about US growth. He said that it would exceed 3 percent "in 2019 and beyond," adding also that the 2020 budget provided for a 5 percent reduction in government spending.