The administration of US President Donald Trump has indicated that it will continue working with the GOP-controlled Congress on other issues although funding for a border wall he had asked for is not included.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer signaled Wednesday that the administration was backing down on pushing for the $1.5 billion Trump had requested to build a wall on the Mexican border.
“That is our request,” Spicer said, yet adding that “We will continue to work with Congress on the rest of the [fiscal 2017] budget.”
Trump had requested the funding to start on the wall he had promised to build and make Mexico pay for it rather than American taxpayers.
The request faced opposition from Republicans, who then put the funding…