The Pentagon said Thursday it has not ruled out shifting part of its budget for rebuilding the military to fund President Trump’s new plan to send troops to secure the U.S. border with Mexico.
Its newly announced border security support cell was looking at different possible funding sources, including the military’s $238 billion pot of operations and maintenance money to pay for the deployment of National Guard troops, said Dana White, chief Pentagon spokeswoman.
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