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Related: About this forumTrump used looted Venezuelan public money to build border wall with Mexico
An estimated $24 billion of Venezuelan public money has been looted, and the Trump administration has used at least $601 million of it to construct a militarized wall on the US-Mexico border.
By Ben Norton
Since the United States initiated a coup attempt against Venezuelas elected leftist government in January 2019, up to $24 billion worth of Venezuelan public assets have been seized by foreign countries, primarily by Washington and member states of the European Union.
President Donald Trumps administration has used at least $601 million of that looted Venezuelan money to fund construction of its border wall with Mexico, according to government documents first reviewed by Univision.
During his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump insisted countless times that he would make Mexico pay to build a gargantuan wall covering all of the roughly 2,000 miles (3,145 kilometers) of its northern border.
Unable to force the country to fund his $18 billion pet project, which has already cost an estimated $30 million per mile in southern Texas, Trump has turned to other questionable sources of financing.
Univision reviewed US congressional records and court documents and found that the Trump administration tapped into $601 million of the Treasury Departments forfeiture fund to supplement the wall construction.
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https://thegrayzone.com/2020/06/29/trump-stolen-venezuelan-money-border-wall-mexico/
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Trump used looted Venezuelan public money to build border wall with Mexico (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Jul 2020
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(38,601 posts)1. I thought he stole it from the military
Judi Lynn
(160,454 posts)2. He did that, too. He doesn't like to limit himself, apparently. He'll steal from anyone. n/t
Judi Lynn
(160,454 posts)3. Why has no one ever mentioned when Trump does his standard best smile, he becomes Liberace?