Rep. Lou Barletta: D.C. Will Never Fund Border Wall Unless Trump Throws Down ‘Gauntlet’

Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Thursday that Washington will never fund a wall on America’s southern border unless President Donald Trump throws down the “gauntlet.”

Congressman Barletta spoke with Breitbart News editor Neil Munro at the Federation for American Immigration Reform’s “Hold Their Feet to the Fire” Annual Radio Row in Washington, DC, this week.

“The American people stood up and spoke that they wanted to elect this man president because he was going to build the wall and secure the borders,” Rep. Barletta said.

Congressman Barletta was one of the first lawmakers to endorse Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican presidential primaries. He hopes to unseat Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) in the November midterm elections.

Munro asked Rep. Barletta if he believes President Trump should back funding a wall on America’s southern border before or after the November midterm elections. —>

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