Trump Expected <br />to Ask for Additional <br />$8.6 Billion in Wall Funding The additional funds <br />are expected to be a part <br />of the White House annual <br />budget proposal to Congress. The money would allow <br />for construction of 722 <br />miles of barrier wall on <br />the U.S. - Mexico border. The Trump Administration <br />has already secured <br />$8.1 billion for the border wall through congressional legislation <br />and reprogrammed funds. Democrats are expected <br />to strongly resist the <br />White House budget proposal. President Donald Trump's <br />previous demand for <br />$5 billion in border <br />security funding led to a standoff <br />with Democrats. It resulted in the <br />longest government <br />shutdown in U.S. history.
