Donald Trump will request $ 8.6 billion for the border wall in the 2020 budget

Donald Trump plans to ask $ 8,600 million in the 2020 budget to finance the wall who wants to build on the border with Mexico, said Sunday his economic adviser Larry Kudlow.

Consulted by the chain Fox News On the expected opposition of Congress to the figure of $ 8,600 million for the wall circulating in the American press, Kudlow replied: "I guess there will be some."

According to Washington Post, in its budget for the 2020 exercise, which will be unveiled Monday, Trump wants to allocate $ 5 billion from the Department of Homeland Security budget and $ 3,600 million from the Pentagon to its border wall project to stop the illegal migration.

These funds would be added to the emergency funding of $ 6.7 billion planned in accordance with the "national emergency" declaration announced on February 15, a procedure that allows him to pbad the Congress to release funds.

The last time Trump asked parliamentarians to approve funds for the border wall, for $ 5.7 billion, the fight with Congress ended with a "stop" or partial closure of the federal government 35 days.

"Trump will continue with his wall, he will insist on border security, I think it is essential"Kudlow added.

But the Democratic leaders of Congress immediately reiterated their opposition to funding a wall.

"President Trump has caused damage to eight million Americans when he unwisely decided to shut down the government to get his expensive and inefficient wall, which, as promised, had to be paid for by Mexico," he said. reminded the American Democratic President. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosiand the leader of the democratic minority in the Senate, Chuck Schumer

"Congress refused to fund the wall and he (Trump) was forced to admit his defeat and reopen the government. The same scenario will be repeated if you try to do it again. We hope you learned your lesson, "they said.

The lack of agreement in the current budget negotiations between the Congress and the White House has led President Trump to refuse to sign the finance bill, which led the country to a partial closure of the government that lasted five weeks, the largest in history.

Finally, the president eventually agree to the agreement between Republicans and Democrats in Congress, and then declared the state of national emergency. to raise an additional $ 6.6 billion for the construction of the border wall.