Esper taps Russian deterrence funds to build Trump's border wall

By Tony Bertuca / April 28, 2020 at 4:06 PM
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has ordered the Pentagon to defer $545 million in overseas military construction, including programs that are part of an effort to deter the Russian military in Europe, so the funds can be used to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Esper, in an April 27 memo obtained by Inside Defense , lists the overseas programs that will be deferred, including several European Deterrence Initiative projects. The EDI was begun after the Russian military invaded...

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