Pentagon Pulls Back On 3 Border Projects Due To 'Insufficient' Funds

Pentagon Pulls Back On 3 Border Projects Due To 'Insufficient' Funds

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The transcript discusses the approval of additional border construction projects in Arizona and California by the Secretary of Defense. Initially, the Defense Department believed it had sufficient funds due to lower-than-expected costs of other contracts. However, the government later canceled these projects due to insufficient savings. President Trump declared a national emergency at the US southern border, allowing him to access emergency funds for the border barrier without Congress. The Supreme Court supported this fund reallocation, but the decision faced legal challenges.

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