Funding for US border wall being diverted from Guam

The diverting of cash could cause problems for plans to move Marines to the US territory.

US President Donald Trump is raising a large chunk of the money for his border wall with Mexico by deferring several large military construction projects slated for the strategically important Pacific outpost of Guam (Greg Baker/AP)

29 Sep 2019 2:41 AM

US President Donald Trump is raising a large chunk of the money for his border wall with Mexico by deferring several military construction projects slated for Guam.

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