{"id":2446612,"date":"2025-06-12T16:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-snap-at-stephen-miller-over-trump-border-wall-funding-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T16:34:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:34:22","slug":"gop-senators-snap-at-stephen-miller-over-trump-border-wall-funding-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-snap-at-stephen-miller-over-trump-border-wall-funding-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP senators snap at Stephen Miller over Trump border wall funding &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-senators-snap-at-stephen-miller-over-trump-border-wall-funding-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2446612&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a tension within the Republican Party regarding a proposed $150 billion funding package for border security, particularly focusing on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radical-cultural-change-coming-to-america\/\" title=\"Radical Cultural Change Coming to America?\">border wall<\/a>, which President trump has advocated. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-gigi-sohns-fcc-nomination-faltering-as-oan-walks-back-endorsement\/\" title=\"Report: Gigi Sohn&#039;s FCC Nomination Faltering as OAN Walks Back Endorsement\">expressed strong opposition<\/a>, threatening to cut the funding by half, citing fiscal responsibility concerns and questioning the need for such extensive spending. His comments have sparked confusion and disagreement among GOP senators, prompting White House aide Stephen Miller to provide further clarification, though this did not alleviate concerns for some. Key republican figures, including Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), expressed frustration over the lack of clear details regarding the wall&#8217;s costs, which have been debated significantly, given earlier estimates. Additionally,paul,who has historically been an ally of Trump,criticized both Miller and Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for their positions,expressing concerns over governmental fiscal management. The situation has unveiled broader divisions among Republicans as they grapple with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unifying party goals related<\/a> to border security while managing internal dissent.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">GOP senators snap at Stephen Miller over Trump border wall funding<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2146873\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rand-paul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rand Paul<\/a>&lsquo;s (R-KY) feuding with the Trump administration has sparked GOP divisions over $150 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">border money<\/a> earmarked in President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> &ldquo;big, beautiful bill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Paul, a fiscal hawk who chairs the Homeland Security Committee, threatened to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5343286-rand-paul-border-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">slash that funding in half<\/a> this week ahead of the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-warns-democrats-what-republicans-will-do-if-democrats-end-filibuster-would-be-childs-play\/\" title=\"McConnell Warns Democrats What ... Will Do If Democrats End Filibuster: \u2018Would Be Child\u2019s Play\u2019\">legislative text<\/a>, a move opposed by Senate leadership and the White House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3440321\/alex-padilla-responds-forcible-removal-kristi-noem-press-conference\/\">Padilla responds to removal from Noem press conference: &lsquo;&#8203;&#8203;We will hold this administration accountable&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3440219\/watch-live-senator-padilla-speaks-forcibly-removed-kristi-noem-los-angeles\/\">WATCH LIVE: Alex Padilla speaks after being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maxine-waters-wants-trump-marched-out-of-white-house\/\" title=\"Maxine Waters Wants ... \u2018Marched Out Of\u2019 White House\">forcibly removed<\/a> from Kristi Noem event<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3440078\/sen-padilla-forcibly-removed-noem-press-conference-in-california\/\">Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Noem press conference in California<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>He further sowed doubts about the need for a third of that funding &mdash; earmarked for border wall construction &mdash; noting that past estimates put the price tag closer to $6.5 billion for 1,000 miles of barrier.<\/p>\n<p>The comments set off confusion and fresh questions about the president&rsquo;s border priorities, prompting White House policy adviser Stephen Miller to arrive on Capitol Hill Thursday to brief Senate Republicans. But the briefing only caused greater upset, with fiscal hawks getting animated about the perception Miller was glossing over numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), one of the Republicans seeking greater detail on the border wall request, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewDesiderio\/status\/1933196198762123455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">apparently<\/a> raised his voice in the meeting, a characterization Johnson disputes, but he acknowledged a &ldquo;quick misunderstanding.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He thought he was coming in here to explain why it cost so much,&rdquo; Johnson said of Miller. &ldquo;And then there&rsquo;s a desire to just get the details.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t making sense to us. You know, $6 billion versus $46 billion,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3439155\/trump-relationship-first-term-ally-rand-paul-hits-rough-patch\/\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S RELATIONSHIP WITH FIRST-TERM ALLY RAND PAUL HITS ROUGH PATCH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The exchange marks a rare moment of friction between congressional Republicans and the White House over an issue that broadly unites the party, and afterward, senators tried to smooth over the disagreement.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) attributed the mishap to information not flowing outside the committees responsible for each portion of the bill. Johnson said that James Braid, Trump&rsquo;s legislative affairs chief, had details to pass out at the meeting that helped mollify his concerns.<\/p>\n<p>White House allies said Paul&rsquo;s border wall statistics were outdated and dealt with replacing the existing wall on land already controlled by the government.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not anything insurmountable. It&rsquo;s just like everything here, you know &mdash; we&rsquo;re gonna all be expected to vote on this bill within the next two weeks, and we&rsquo;re all basically just getting, constantly, getting more information,&rdquo; Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>The divisions did not end in the meeting as Paul lashed out at Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who is expected to outflank Paul by submitting alternative border text that more closely resembles the White House&rsquo;s $150 billion request.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sen. Graham wants to make sure the president gets exactly what he wants,&rdquo; Paul said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a rubber stamp, and I am a believer that we are acting fiscally irresponsible at every level of government, across government, and that you can&rsquo;t just sort of be fiscally conservative when it&rsquo;s convenient.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Paul also laid into Miller, raising his controversial comments that the Trump administration might be able to suspend the habeas corpus rights of immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think somebody who would so casually talk about that really shouldn&rsquo;t be in government and has no place advising people in government,&rdquo; Paul said.<\/p>\n<p>The flap over border security follows a separate incident with Trump himself. Paul, who is a &ldquo;no&rdquo; vote on the broader tax package, claimed his invitation to Thursday&rsquo;s congressional picnic had been withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>Paul said he spoke with Trump on Thursday, accepting a fresh invitation to attend the picnic with his grandson, but that the substance of the bill was not a major focus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3439811\/hochul-stefanik-viral-moment-testy-oversight-exchange\/\"><strong>HOCHUL ACCUSES STEFANIK OF SEEKING &lsquo;VIRAL MOMENT&rsquo; IN TESTY OVERSIGHT EXCHANGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paul had another conversation with Trump last week over the legislation that he described as exhausting. The two have also sparred over the administration&rsquo;s tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we were both worn out from last week, so we didn&rsquo;t go into a lot of details this morning,&rdquo; Paul said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2146873\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2146873\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP senators clash with Stephen Miller over Trump&#8217;s border wall funding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2446613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stephen-Miller.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[57049,6203,3709,48816,3634],"class_list":["post-2446612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-border-wall-funding","tag-gop","tag-senators","tag-stephen-miller","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stephen-Miller.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2446612"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2446616,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446612\/revisions\/2446616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2446613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2446612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2446612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2446612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}