MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network) – Wisconsin has joined a lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall. Governor Tony Evers on Wednesday authorized Attorney General Josh Kaul to join the multi-state lawsuit, which was filed by California’s attorney general.
That brings to 19 the number of states suing the Trump administration over diverting 3-point-8 billion dollars to help pay for construction of the wall, something Trump once promised Mexico would pay for.
In a statement, Evers said the diversion will neglect the needs of Wisconsin National Guard units, and hurt the state’s economy. Oshkosh Corporation learned in February it could lose $101 million in Defense Department contracts due to the funding diversion.
