U.S. defense secretary wants Europe to pick up tab for Mexican wall

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U.S. defense secretary wants Europe to pick up tab for Mexican wall
By Jay Jackson, Big News Network
7th September 2019, 17:55 GMT+10

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper in a round-about way believes European countries should pay for President Trump's Mexican wall.

In February, the president declared a national emergency existed on the southern border to allow the Pentagon to undertake military construction projects not otherwise authorised by law. It was above to get around Congress, which refused to provide funding for the construction of the wall.

On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper ordered $3.6 billion of funds in the defense budget be re-routed to spend on the wall, to fulfil a campaign promise made by Mr Trump when running for president.

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