Northwest Iowa (Radio Iowa) — Iowa 4th District Republican U. S. Congressman Steve King says President Trump should name a “point person” in his administration to take charge of construction of a wall along the southern U.S. border.
King is a long-time advocate of building a barrier along the U.S. border with Mexico and has developed his own prototype for the wall. In January, King began meeting with officials in the Department of Homeland Security and the Border Patrol, pressing for answers on construction decisions and a timeline for completion.
And King suggests Trump’s supporters need public reassurance that progess is being made. A point person to speak publicly about the project is the answer, according to King.
King envisions this point person as the project manager, heading construction as well. During a speech in Arizona on Tuesday, President Trump called on congress to approve funding for the wall and Trump suggested he’d be willing to shutdown the federal government if the one-point-six BILLION dollars isn’t provided.
Democrats sent out a fundraising message Thursday morning, headlined: No shutdown. No wall.” King says too many of his fellow Republicans in congress want to “over think” this situation.
King made his comments Thursday morning.
