US Defense Department Diverts<br />$3.6 Billion for Border Wall.<br />The Pentagon recently announced its plan to reallocate the funds from various Defense Department projects for Trump's border wall.<br />The money will go toward<br />the creation of 175 miles of wall<br />along the American-Mexican border. .<br />A total of 127 existing military construction<br />projects will be affected by the decision. .<br />It it unclear which specific<br />projects will be delayed, as<br />the Pentagon has yet to<br />release that information.<br />Construction is expected to begin in about<br />three months and will start on government-<br />owned land in California, Texas and Arizona.<br />According to Senate Minority Leader<br />Chuck Schumer, this decision to shift<br />funds is like a “slap in the face.” .<br />It is a slap in the face to the members of the<br />Armed Forces who serve our country that<br />President Trump is willing to cannibalize<br />already allocated military funding to boost<br />his own ego and for a wall he promised<br />Mexico would pay to build, Chuck Schumer, via Twitter
