Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has authorized the diverting of $3.6 billion in military construction funds for 11 wall projects on the southern border with Mexico, according to defense officials and a letter from Esper to the Senate Armed Services Committee, which has been obtained by CNN.
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In his letter, Esper told Congress he has “determined that 11 military construction projects along the international border with Mexico, with an estimated total cost of $3.6 billion, are necessary to support the use of the armed forces in connection with the national emergency.”
The letter does not include the word “wall,” as is typical in Defense Department announcements of this kind, but details how the funds will be used for new fencing projects at various border locations.
Source: Pentagon diverts billions in military construction funds to build Trump’s border wall
