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Report: Trump Wants Military Funding Used On Border Wall

Trump was frustrated a recent funding bill only included $1.6 billion for border security — of which only $641 million can be used to build fences.
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President Donald Trump is looking into using military funding on his promised border wall with Mexico, according to media reports.

Trump raised the idea in a meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan, sources told The Washington Post and CNN. Trump was frustrated the recent funding bill only included $1.6 billion for border security — of which only $641 million can be used to build new fencing.

But that bill gave the Pentagon a budget boost, and Trump reportedly wants to reallocate some of it for his border wall. He's called the wall necessary for national security.

Trump failed to negotiate a deal with Democrats to secure $25 billion for his border wall in exchange for protections for so-called Dreamers. 

But Congress would have to approve whatever funds Trump wants to use, and it doesn't seem likely he could whip up enough votes to make that happen.