by WorldTribune Staff, September 4, 2019 Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has authorized $3.6 billion in funding for military construction projects to be reallocated toward construction of the border wall on the U.S. southern border. The new construction funds will reportedly be used for 175 miles of border wall. Currently, walls and fencing cover about […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2019 The Pentagon has sent to Congress a list of military construction projects that could sacrifice their funding to pay for the border wall that President Donald Trump has declared a national security priority. The 20-page list of possible funding cuts would be worth around $12.9 billion, the Defense Department […]
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE: Countdown: Top stories of 2018 by WorldTribune Staff, January 4, 2019 A barrier modeled after the structure used by Israel would be acceptable on the U.S.-Mexico border, columnist Ann Coulter said. “I would like exactly what Israel has. I wish Israel would build it. … Israel is a country that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 27, 2018 The ability of migrants to quickly tear through fencing at the U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana and San Diego is proof that a border wall is needed, U.S. Border Patrol officials say. “Without a doubt we could use a wall in an area like that,” Brian Hastings, deputy chief of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 6, 2018 A U.S.-Mexico border region where Islamic State (ISIS) cells are known to operate with the help of Juarez Cartel smugglers is getting a new wall, a government watchdog group said. A 20-mile section of border “is finally getting a wall to replace laughable ‘road barriers’ that, not surprisingly, have […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 30, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Nashville, Tennessee on May 29 reiterated his campaign pledge that a wall will be built – and Mexico will pay for it. “In the end, Mexico is going to pay for the wall,” Trump said. “They make all of this money, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 22, 2018 U.S. citizens would be able to donate toward President Donald Trump’s border wall under legislation being introduced by Rep. Diane Black. The Tennessee Republican, who is also running for governor of her state, said she would introduce H.R. 5876, legislation that would create a “border wall trust fund.” The funds […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 10, 2018 More celebrities may follow Kanye West in rebelling against “leftist hysteria” in Hollywood, comedian Dennis Miller said. “If you’re going to be the cool kids, you cannot be hysterical every day,” Miller said of Democrats and leftists who are constantly calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment. “If you’re saying […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 23, 2018 President Donald Trump first threatened to veto and then signed Congress’s massive spending bill that appropriates funds for only a fraction of the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump tweeted on March 23: “I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 26, 2018 Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto called off his tentatively planned visit to the White House after a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump in which Trump refused to yield on his stance that Mexico pay for a proposed border wall. During a 50-minute conversation on Feb. 20, Pena […]