Federal lawmakers and the mainstream media insisted the United States could not afford to build a defensive barrier along the southwest border during President Trump’s first term, before sending hundreds of billions of dollars to Ukraine during the Biden era.
Rep. Burchett: Lawmakers Claimed $3 Billion for Trump’s Border Wall Would “Bankrupt Us” – Then Sent $200 Billion to Ukraine “Unchecked”
Federal lawmakers and the mainstream media insisted the United States could not afford to build a defensive barrier along the southwest border… pic.twitter.com/NEe4B22RHZ
— Border Hawk (@BorderHawkNews) June 18, 2025
“In Trump’s first administration… the President requested three or four billion dollars for the border, and they said it would, in fact, bankrupt us. And here we’ve given Ukraine over $200 billion, unchecked, and we just keep throwing money at them,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) told Border Hawk.
“Good fences make good neighbors, and we need a dadgum good fence between us and Mexico.”
Watch our bombshell report: “Nightfall at the Wide Open New Mexico Border”
Nightfall at the Wide Open New Mexico Border
Border Hawk and fellow border reporter Anthony Aguero take you on a nighttime tour of the southern edge of New Mexico, just feet from Juarez, Mexico.
In this unprotected area where the border wall abruptly terminates, there is… pic.twitter.com/KXJbptHSRG
— Border Hawk (@BorderHawkNews) April 11, 2024
