Editorial Board
Trump’s Wall Threatens the Nation’s Defenses
The diversion of Pentagon construction money defies Congress and hurts military readiness, while accomplishing nothing.
A clear and present danger to the defense budget.
Photographer: Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post/Getty Images
Kudos to the Pentagon for shedding more light on an enduring mystery of Donald Trump’s administration: Who will pay for building a wall along the 2,000-mile U.S. border with Mexico?
The answer: Not Mexico, as the president has frequently declaimed, but American taxpayers — at the expense of the nation’s defense.