GOP senator: 'Not excessive' to spend $5 billion on wall; Social Security cuts pay for it

After years of Trump’s claims that Mexico will pay for a border wall, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) now says it is “not excessive” for American taxpayers to pay $5 billion for the useless structure.

Meanwhile, Republicans have been pushing for cuts to Social Security to make up for tax cuts given to the ultra rich.

Trump has insisted that $5 billion in U.S. taxpayer funds be allocated for the border wall, risking a second shutdown of the government.

Appearing on CNN, Sen. Lankford was asked about Trump’s demands.

He replied, “The big drama is about the border wall funding, a 5-billion-dollar amount is not an excessive amount for what can be done reasonably in a year.”