Many dozens, perhaps of hundreds of military construction projects around thenation and the globe are at risk of delay or cancellation because of PresidentDonald Trump's
Many dozens, perhaps of hundreds of military construction projects around the nation and the globe are at risk of delay or cancellation because of President Donald Trump’s national emergency over his border wall, according to a Defense Department list provided to Congress on Monday.
The White House did not respond to a HuffPost query about the list. Trump promised hundreds of times during his campaign that he would force Mexico to pay for his border wall, but has not made that request to Mexican officials even once since taking office. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has scheduled an attempt to override Trump’s veto on March 26, when members return from a weeklong recess. She will need nearly 60 GOP votes to overturn the veto. That number seemed impossible previously, and it is unclear how many more Republicans will vote against Trump once they see that projects in their own states or districts could be affected.
Further, an award date after Sept. 30 does not necessarily mean that a project would be affected, only that it is in the pool to be considered for delay or cancellation. Trump’s emergency declaration authorized $3.6 billion to be transferred from military construction projects, but DOD officials have said the actual amount would depend on how much the Department of Homeland Security said it needs.
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