The wall may be the perfect metaphor for Trump’s administration so far: It remains a White House priority. It does include $1.5 billion for border security, a concession Democrats might not have made without the pressure from Trump on border spending. Sean Spicer, Trump’s press secretary, said the border security money in the spending plan could help with planning, technology and other preliminary aspects of the wall. He promised that Trump would push for more when he gets a chance to negotiate the 2018 spending bill, his first full-year spending plan. “This is a down payment on border security,” Spicer said.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 01, 2017 21:33 UTC