It Trump was a smart man he would already have his wall financed. He would ask the states of Texas and Arizona to float revenue bonds for the wall, backed up the federal government signing a lease purchase agreement with the states for the wall. The bonds would also include parts of the wall in New Mexico and California. To avoid having to get state legislature approval the states would sell the bonds to federal government on May 31st of each year, then the federal government would sell the bonds back before October 1st, to keep it off the federal budget.

The states would in turn hire the federal government to be the lead contractor for building the wall. Then the states would buy title insurance and bond insurance from insurance companies closely allied with Senator Schumer and Congresswoman Pelosi.

I have no idea where I came up with idea but it seems like a sensible way forward. Congress can say their not funding the wall because it’s never on the budget come October. Sure they’ll have to make lease payments but with some careful use of Clean Water Revolving Act funds, and other federal government grants, I’m sure the president can figure out revenue to make the lease payment without impacting the budget.