US Defense budget over 380 billion yen diverted to US wall construction "Insulting the military" opposition party criticized September 4 at 11:30
The US Department of Defense has decided to divert more than 380 billion yen of the defense budget to the construction cost for the construction of the wall along the border that President Trump has promised as a measure against illegal immigration. Opposition parties against building walls The confrontation with the Democratic Party is likely to be even more intense.
The US Department of Defense revealed on March 3 that it decided to divert $ 3.6 billion in defense budgets to build a wall along the border with Mexico.
The decision was based on a “declaration of emergency” signed by President Trump in February to signify that a portion of the existing budget could be transferred without parliamentary approval, according to the Department of Defense. This means that the budget for construction of 127 facilities in Japan and overseas will be diverted.
On the other hand, the head of the opposition Democratic Senate, who opposes the construction of the wall, issued a statement from the Secretary General of the House of Schuma. It was a terrible insult. ”
President Trump will continue to build the wall, which is the biggest commitment to the next presidential election aimed at re-election, and the confrontation with the Democratic Party is expected to become even more intense.