Americas...:Trump Backs Down On Border Wall Funding

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US President Donald Trump indicated he will scrap plans to find cash for his border wall in this week's spending bill.

Trump's close adviser, Kellyanne Conway, said funding for the wall would be left out of a budget measure that must pass by Friday.

Building the wall, paid for by Mexico, was a key campaign promise.

Democrats had threatened to block the bill if money was earmarked for the wall, so its omission may now avert a government shutdown.

But the president insisted on Twitter that he still supported the wall and that it would be built.

He reportedly told a private meeting with members of the conservative media on Monday night that he might be open to funding the wall later in the year.

Conway confirmed to Fox News that the wall does not need to be funded this week, but remains a "very important priority".

It was the centerpiece of the Trump election campaign. There was going to be a border wall, and at every rally he would shout out: "And who's going to pay for it?" And the crowd would roar back: "Mexico!" Except the Mexican government made clear there was no way it was going to fund it.

So when Trump moved into the White House, he said that - initially - it might require US taxpayers to fund its construction, but the money would be clawed back from Mexico at a later stage.

Trump had proposed $1.5bn for his wall as part of the spending bill, which funds federal agencies to the end of the current fiscal year.

Analysts say Trump is under pressure to deliver on his election pledges, few of which have been fulfilled during his first 100 days in office.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team