White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will join Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russell Vought during a briefing Monday afternoon scheduled to start at 2 p.m. ET. Vought is expected to discuss President Trump’s new budget proposal for Congress, which includes a $8.6 billion demand for funds to build his long-promised wall along the southwestern border. The multi-billion dollar request is likely to precipitate a new bitter battle with congressional Democrats, who now control the House of Representatives.
A senior administration official told CBS News the White House will seek congressional approval of $5 billion in funding for Department of Homeland Security efforts designed to build sections of the border wall, as well as $3.6 billion funds for Department of Defense construction projects along the border.
Watch the White House press briefing online
- What: White House press briefing
- Who: White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and acting OMB Director Russell Vought
- Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
- Online Stream: CBSN, in player above or https://www.cbsnews.com/mobile/
