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U.S. NEWS Monday 26 March 2018

Trump defends $1.3T spending plan, points to military gains

spite his misgivings, pointing congressional Democrats. ment." He said the "rest of
to billions in new funding for The president said Friday the money will come" and
the military and national se- at the White House he was again reiterated that Dem-
curity. "very disappointed" in the ocrats "abandoned" young
Trump said on Twitter from package, in part because immigrants seeking pro-
his Mar-a-Lago estate in it didn't fully pay for his bor- tections. Trump on Friday
Florida that because of der wall. But Trump said he noted that the bill failed to
the military funding, "many had "no choice" because extend protection from de-
jobs are created and our the nation needed to fund portation to some 700,000
Military is again rich." He the military. "Dreamer" immigrants due
said building his signature Trump sought $25 billion to lose coverage under a
border wall "is all about Na- for his border wall, but the program the president him-
tional Defense." plan included much less — self has tried to eliminate.
Since grudgingly signing the $1.6 billion for building new Trump’s veto threat had
A member of the Secret Service is seen from the media van as bill on Friday after threat- sections of wall and replac- put him at odds with top
he stands watch after President Donald Trump arrived at his Mar-
a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, March 25, 2018, as he ening a veto, Trump has ing older sections. Trump members of his administra-
returns from Trump International Gulf Club in West Palm Beach, faced fierce criticism from tweeted Sunday that much tion and Republican House
Fla. A worker sets up a bar at poolside in the background. conservatives who have can be done with the mon- Speaker Paul Ryan, who
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster accused him of caving to ey and it's "just a down pay- urged him to sign the bill.q

By KEN THOMAS Sunday defended his de-
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — cision to sign a $1.3 trillion
President Donald Trump on federal spending bill de-

Santorum: Students should

learn CPR, not new gun laws

By The Associated Press to a shooter instead of ask-
Former Pennsylvania Sen. ing lawmakers to approve
Rick Santorum said Sunday legislation to protect them.
that students who have ral- Santorum's comments
lied for gun control should prompted outrage on so-
instead learn CPR or find cial media a day after hun-
their own way to prevent a dreds of thousands of teen-
school shooting. agers and their supporters
"How about kids instead of rallied across the U.S. to
looking to someone else push for tougher laws to
to solve their problem, do fight gun violence. The
something about maybe demonstrations Saturday
taking CPR classes or try- were led by students from
ing to deal with situations Marjory Stoneman Doug-
that when there is a violent las High School in Parkland,
shooter that you can actu- Florida, where 17 people
ally respond to that," the were killed last month. San-
Republican said on CNN's torum said that if the ral-
"State of the Union." lies are about more than
The 2012 and 2016 presi- politics, then the country
dential candidate said stu- needs to have a broader
dents could work to stop discussion that doesn't re-
bullying in their communi- volve around "phony gun
ties or respond themselves laws" that don't work.q