Rand Paul Laments Lack of Funds for Southern Border Wall

Earlier today, Kentucky GOP Senator Rand Paul expressed concerns regarding the financial aspects of President Trump’s proposed Southern border wall, as noted by The Hill.

Rand Paul on the Southern Border Wall

During a CNN interview, Paul shared his thoughts on having a wall along the Southern border:

“I remain a fiscal conservative, even on the wall, so I’m not excited about spending $20, $30, $40 billion on a wall. I’m still a believer that we don’t have money to spend. We’re $700 billion in the hole. While I will vote for money for barriers, I’m not voting for $40 billion for barriers.”

“The barriers, I think we need to look at the cost of them. The people advocating for it are forgetting they’re fiscally conservative and are just giving enormous numbers.”

The Trump administration requires $33 billion altogether in order to fund the creation of the Southern border wall, technology, human resources, and security measures. Over the past few days, Americans have speculated about whether President Trump will permit DACA in exchange for border wall funding.