Aldo Raine
Gold Member
Didn't Trump say no WALL no DACA? As I understand there was wall funding in the budget. Is that true, just asking to get some facts.
Yes, there was some funding for the wall in the budget, but not nearly enough to complete it on a timely basis.
Trump has even publicly specified that the wall does *not* have to be only a physical wall but that it can be a virtual wall (motion and thermal sensors) where feasible. Democrats *vote for* a similar approach in 2006.
The point is that DACA and the wall should not be linked to funding the government. Those are issues that should be dealt with separately from funding the government. Imagine if we started tying gun control, labor law, abortion, etc., to the budget. That's not how you run a country.
But those were Trumps own words and the 1.6 billion is all he asked for in the 2018 budget. He got what he wanted then said no. After saying he would not quibble over it. He woyld sign what the put in front of him then he didn't.