Pentagon Approves Spending $3.6 Billion To Build 175 Miles Of Border Wall

FOX News: Defense secretary signs off on spending $3.6B to build 175 miles of border wall

Defense Secretary Mark Esper has signed off on spending $3.6 billion in Defense Department construction funds for 175 miles of wall on the southern border with Mexico, Pentagon officials told Fox News on Tuesday.

Esper has been briefing congressional leaders on the plans, including what military construction projects would be affected both in the U.S. and overseas.

The moves provoked an outcry Tuesday among some Democrats.

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