Trump mulls veto of $1.3 trillion spending bill over lack of border wall, DACA

 Trump mulls veto of $1.3 trillion spending bill over lack of border wall, DACA

President Trump on Friday threatened to veto a $1.3 trillion spending bill passed by Congress over its failure to include a deal that would include protection for illegal immigrants brought to the country as children in return for funding for a wall on the southern border.

Trump tweeted that he was considering the veto, saying that recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program “have been totally abandoned by the Democrats.”


Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned by the Democrats (not even mentioned in Bill) and the BORDER WALL, which is desperately needed for our National Defense, is not fully funded.

6:55 PM - Mar 23, 2018
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Trump repealed the program last year, giving Congress a window to come up with a legislative fix.


The White House has tried to use the DACA issue to convince Democrats to support approximately $25 billion in funding for Trump’s central campaign promise. But the deal that passed Congress includes only $1.6 billion for border measures -- much of which is repairs to already existing fencing.