{"id":53763,"date":"2019-03-27T07:21:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T07:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=53763"},"modified":"2019-03-28T07:26:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T07:26:11","slug":"pentagon-authorizes-1-bn-for-trumps-border-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=53763","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon authorizes $1 bn for Trump&#8217;s border wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-53764 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/12341281cde613a5b05e8d7055a0d42ba2f462a8a9e8d2-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/12341281cde613a5b05e8d7055a0d42ba2f462a8a9e8d2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/12341281cde613a5b05e8d7055a0d42ba2f462a8a9e8d2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/12341281cde613a5b05e8d7055a0d42ba2f462a8a9e8d2-696x461.jpg 696w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/12341281cde613a5b05e8d7055a0d42ba2f462a8a9e8d2-634x420.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/>International desk: Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan said Monday he had authorized $1 billion to build part of the wall sought by President Donald Trump along the US-Mexico border.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Department of Homeland Security asked the Pentagon to build 57 miles (92 kilometers) of 18-foot (5.5-meter) fencing, build and improve roads, and install lighting to support Trump's emergency declaration as concerns the border.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Shanahan &#8220;authorized the commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning and executing up to $1 billion in support to the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol,&#8221; a Pentagon statement read.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The acting defense secretary defended the move by citing a federal law that he said &#8220;gives the Department of Defense the authority to construct roads and fences and to install lighting to block drug-smuggling corridors across international boundaries of the United States in support of counter-narcotic activities of federal law enforcement agencies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The statement was released just hours before Shanahan was due to testify in Congress to present and defend the Pentagon's draft budget.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Frustrated by Congress's refusal to provide the budget he sought to build a border wall, Trump declared a national emergency last month in order to bypass lawmakers to unlock $8 billion in funding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The move drew condemnation from both the president's rival Democrats and fellow Republicans, who warned it was an abuse of presidential powers and created a dangerous precedent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International desk: Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan said Monday he had authorized $1 billion to build part of the wall sought by President Donald Trump along the US-Mexico border. 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