Pentagon Tells Congress of Project Funding That Could Be Reallocated to Pay for Wall

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan gestures while speaking to members of the media aboard a military plane prior to his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. on Feb. 23, 2019. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Reuters

WASHINGTON—Acting Pentagon Chief Patrick Shanahan said on March 18 he had provided Congress with a list of projects from the military construction budget that could be cut back in order to help pay for a wall on the border with Mexico.

Last month Trump declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised wall at the United States-Mexico border without congressional approval.