https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-texas-border-wall-tried-redirect-money
President Biden, speaking after his administration announced border wall construction in Texas, said at the White House Thursday that he tried to “redirect” the money for the project.
“I'll answer one question on the border wall, the border wall where money was appropriated for the border wall. I tried to get them to reappropriate, to redirect that money,” Biden said. “They didn't. They wouldn't. And in the meantime, there's nothing under the law other than they have to use the money for what it was appropriated. I can't stop that.”
When asked by a reporter if he believes a border wall works, Biden said “no.”
White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt later tweeted that “The funds for ~20 miles of border reinforcements were appropriated in 2019 before [Biden] took office.