The Pentagon has received a request from the office of the President for the construction of 435 km of the wall on the border of the United States and Mexico, as well as the assessment of its value and expediency. On Thursday said the representative of the U.S. Department of defense.
The U.S. Department of defense plans to consider the request of trump administration for 2 weeks.
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The publication of this request by the Department of homeland security (DHS) may cause the dissatisfaction of Democrats who are opposed to President Donald trump has spent billions of dollars on military spending.
According to the authorities, the project could be paid for by the Pentagon with the purpose of combating drug smuggling. The Washington Post on Monday reported on an internal discussion in the administration trump the cost of the query. We are talking about 7,2 billion dollars.
Trump promised to build at least 644 km wall along the border with Mexico by November 2020, that is the moment of his possible re-election. In his campaign in 2016, he said that Mexico will pay for the construction of the wall. The Mexican government refused to do so.
Earlier this week, Minister of defense mark Esper has made it clear that there will be against the new allocation of funds for the construction of the border wall, saying that the border is a security issue, and that the Pentagon supports the mission of DHS.
«If this is what you need, we are ready to provide their support,» said Esper.
According to the statistics of customs and border protection of the United States, at the end of December the administration of the trump has already built about 160 km of the wall.
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A review by the Pentagon of the request of DHS will include a legal review by the lawyers of the Ministry of defence, as well as analysis of the project by the corps of the army.
It is not known when may begin the construction, but funding must be spent by September 30, so by the end of the financial year.
