Trump’s fuzzy math

Mon., Dec. 31, 2018

What’s with the $3.6 billion President Trump claims has been allocated for his prototype border wall? I recently accessed politifact.com and according to its website information, to date $1.6 billion has been allocated by our GOP-controlled House and Senate.

This funding is designated for fencing and other structures, including current infrastructure replacements, but not for Trump’s border wall. Take a read; it’s interesting information. There seems to be a big contradiction in what the president claims and what the facts support.

Kath McChesney-Lape

Spokane Valley

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