US President Donald Trump expects to receive up to $8 billion additionally for the construction of the wall on the border with Mexico through declaring a state of emergency.
Along with the funds allocated by Congress, Trump is seeking to get $600 million from the Treasury Department’s drug forfeiture fund, $2.5 billion from the Defense Department’s drug interdiction program and $3.5 billion from the military construction budget.
Declaring the state of emergency will allow the president to redirect funds from ministries bypassing congressional approval.