<p class="p1"><span class="s1">President Donald Trump will travel to California next month on a cross-country trek that will include a visit to eight prototypes for his proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall, a White House official confirmed Tuesday. </span></p><p class="p1">The Washington Post first reported the news.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Trump administration has formally asked Congress for <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/border-security-funds-sought-wall-detention-beds">$18 billion in wall funding</a>. The president’s immigration overhaul framework proposed a trust fund totaling $25 billion that would include the wall construction monies and be allotted in one lump sum — but as part of a broader immigration deal that has so far eluded lawmakers and the White House. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">With the Supreme Court on Monday <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/supreme-court-declines-step-daca-fight">opting not to expedite a legal case</a> about Trump’s order to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that shields nearly 700,000 undocumented people from deportation, a March 5 deadline to pass a DACA-addressing immigration bill is now moot. </span></p><p class="p1"><em><strong>Watch: <span class="s1">Trump Plays to Supporters, Bald Spot in CPAC Address</span></strong></em></p><p class="p1"><!-- Begin flowplayer container --> </p><div class="jwplayer"><!-- wp:shortcode -->[jwp-video n="1"]<!-- /wp:shortcode --></div><p class="p1"><span class="s1">That means Trump’s proposed border wall project is also now in limbo — which casts doubt on his ability to fulfill a major campaign pledge to his base as the midterm election season heats up. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">In his signature fashion, Trump on Friday told a conservative audience not to worry about whether he will ultimately get the border barrier built. </span></p><p class="p3"><span class="s2">“</span><span class="s1">Don’t worry, you’re getting the </span><span class="s3">wall,” he said at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington. “</span><span class="s1">Don’t worry, OK? ... We’re getting the </span><span class="s3">wall.”</span></p><p class="p3"><span class="s1">The audience, which he at time whipped into a frenzy during his meandering remarks, responded with a chant that helped define his 2016 campaign: “Build that </span><span class="s3">wall</span><span class="s1">! Build that </span><span class="s3">wall</span><span class="s1">! Build that </span><span class="s3">wall</span><span class="s1">!”</span></p><p class="p3"><span class="s1">Trump then jabbed at “a couple of these characters in the back,” appearing to call out media members, saying, “‘Oh, he really doesn’t want the </span><span class="s3">wall</span><span class="s1">. He just used that for campaigning.’”</span></p><p class="p3"><span class="s1">“Can you believe it?” he asked rhetorically with a twisted facial expression. “You know, I say, every time I hear that, the </span><span class="s3">wall</span><span class="s1"> gets 10 feet higher. You know that, right? Every time. Every single time.”</span></p><div id="cqrcPostAdditional"></div>
