Well this was surprising to hear from a conservative Republican from NC:
FOX NEWS – President Trump should contribute his own money to fund his oft-promised border wall, GOP Rep. Walter Jones suggested last week.
The North Carolina Republican’s suggestion came as the government remained partially shuttered, with both sides gridlocked over funding for a barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border. Jones stressed that whatever compromise lawmakers reach in regards to the funding, the national debt should not be added to.
“We can’t afford to keep financing the provision of government services by borrowing more and more money,” Jones said in a statement. “It’s morally irresponsible and it’s got to stop.”
Jones said border security is “essential” and funding should be “found internally” if Mexico won’t fork over money to help pay for it – something Trump has often promised would happen.
“As a wealthy man, the president might consider pledging some of his own funds as well,” Jones said.
Jones also suggested slashing federal aid or funding the war in Afghanistan as ways to come up with the extra money.
I agree with him on the debt. It just keeps growing and growing and nobody seems to care enough to stop it. And I’m pretty sure Trump won’t stand in the way of it either.
That said, it seems an odd suggestion that Trump fork over his own cash to help pay for the wall, especially when he pays taxes just like the rest of us. While Trump’s claim that Mexico will pay for the wall has always been absurd, I’ve never had any problem with taxpayer money paying for the wall. And that’s what should happen, whether Congress authorizes it now or Trump legally gets it from elsewhere.