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Biden: had no choice on building new barriers on border

Published 10/06/2023, 12:53 PM
Updated 10/06/2023, 03:41 PM
© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden reacts as he receives a briefing on Ukraine from members of his national security team in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/ File Photo

© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden reacts as he receives a briefing on Ukraine from members of his national security team in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/ File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he was told he had no choice but to spend previously appropriated money on the building of new sections of a border barrier in Texas to stem the flow of migrants in the area.

"I was told that I had no choice," Biden told reporters at the White House. Biden said if Congress passes legislation to build something - whether an aircraft carrier or wall - or provide for a tax cut, he could not say he did not like it and would not pay for it.

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