{"id":36356,"date":"2019-03-10T03:15:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T03:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/10\/ap-source-trump-to-seek-billions-more-for-border-wall-space-force\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:28:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:28:24","slug":"ap-source-trump-to-seek-billions-more-for-border-wall-space-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/03\/10\/ap-source-trump-to-seek-billions-more-for-border-wall-space-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to seek billions more for border wall, \u2018Space Force\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force<\/a> as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being released next week, an administration official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first time, Trump plans to stick with the strict spending caps imposed years ago, even though lawmakers have largely avoided them with new budget deals. The budget will propose serious cuts in safety net programs, which are used by many Americans, and other non-defense accounts. That will likely trigger a showdown with Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s unclear how much more money the president will seek to build the wall with Mexico. The request is coming on top of the $8.1 billion<\/a> Trump already has access to, which includes some $3.6 billion he\u2019s trying to shift from military accounts<\/a> after declaring a national emergency. Trump invoked the emergency declaration last month after Congress denied his request for $5.7 billion. Instead, Congress approved nearly $1.4 billion for the border barriers, far less than he wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\t