The White House indicated Wednesday that President Trump could go along with a government funding bill that does not include money to begin building his proposed wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Senate Republicans are not planning on including the funds in a measure to keep the government funded beyond the end of April.
“That is our request,” press secretary Sean Spicer said Wednesday when asked if the wall funding is a deal-breaker for a must-pass spending bill.
“We will continue to work with Congress on the rest of the [fiscal 2017] budget,” he said.
Trump requested $1.5 billion from lawmakers this year to begin work on the wall he wants to build along the southern border, a central pillar of his campaign promise to crack down on illegal immigration.
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Wow. This is a nightmare https://t.co/ZIpXSO3ANR
— Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) March 30, 2017
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