Posted on 03/15/2019 10:56:33 AM PDT by sailor76
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's border agency admits he has built ZERO new walls despite claiming otherwise for months — as the president prepares to veto lawmakers' attempt to kill his emergency declaration and keep his signature campaign promise alive U.S.
Customs and Border Protection told DailyMail.com that no new border wall has been erected
President Trump has boasted that he has built new walls, a claim that appears untrue given CBP's statement on the record
All the construction along the border to date has consisted of replacement and 'secondary' fencing
DailyMail.com asked CBP to identify where border walls exist in places where nobarriers existed on Inauguration Day 2017
A spokesman conceded that '[t]he first new wall project, where no barrier currently exists, is anticipated to start in April'
The United States government has built no new border walls during the Trump administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed exclusively to DailyMail.com on Thursday. Border barriers erected between the U.S. and Mexico since Inauguration Day 2017 have consisted of supplements to existing walls and replacements for outmoded or decreipt sections.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Ongoing Illegal immigration is going to get Trump reelected. The alternative is open borders, people don’t want that.
Eactly...
The other locales Trump mentioned do have many miles of existing fencing that is being replaced or strengthened. To date, the fencing is a hodge-podge of projects covering about 650 miles.
In November, the government announced a $324 million contract for 32 miles of "primary pedestrian replacement wall" in Arizona.
A 20-mile border wall replacement project in Santa Teresa, N.M., was announced in April 2018. The cost is reported to be $73.3 million.
A 6-mile "levee wall system" is set for construction in Texas's Rio Grande Valley beginning in February 2019. It will cost $145 million.
A 14-mile "border wall construction project" along the border in San Diego was announced in June 2018. The project actually will replace an "eight-to-10 foot high scrap metal wall with an 18-to-30 foot bollard-style wall topped off with an anti-climbing plate." The cost will be $147 million.
Trump is adding to or tearing down and replacing existing wall...That makes this 'new' wall construction...He is not installing an 'old' wall...He is not 'repairing old wall...He is modifying some of the old wall with new additions...Just a play on words by the media to make it look as tho Trump lied...
I'm glad someone here gets that.
One of the biggest political differences between obama and Trump is Trump wants to do things so the next leftist President can't simply undo it unilaterally like Trump did to obama's crap policies. Going through congress whenever possible, even when unpleasant, is a far more permanent solution. It's not Trump's fault we have a terrible congress. Spineless on the right and obstructionists on the left.
Is that what’s happening? They are claiming there is no NEW wall because technically it is replacing a three strand, four foot high fence?
Gads. It’s going to be an interesting weekend.
Well it’s the liberal DAILY MAIL so of course they will carry whatever tail they decide to carry...and add what they will along the way.
It’s all half truths when it’s the Media reporting it....
Excuse me, but we’re the area consisting of replacements not replaced with new wall sections?
Sorry, didn’t see your post, before I posted.
confirmed ‘exclusively’ to DailyMail.com
HAHAHA!
If you’re doubting then they have you.
You cannot attach new wall to falling down wall......Trump explained this months ago....and he certainly would know!
Since I live very close to the border and have driven down there to see the building going on I can tell EVERYONE here that this IS FAKE NEWS!!!
This is a massive case of blather...
He has been replacing miles of broken down worthless wall with new state of the art wall. That was going to have to happen and it has.
Good grief folks, do you fall for every negative story as easily as this one?
It’s truly amazing to me that even amongst his so-called supporters, people seem so easily dismayed.
Has anyone else proposed to actually build the wall? Has anyone else replaced vast sections of the d siting wall to make it effective? Has anyone else declared a national emergency and set in motion plans to actually get the job done?
How does it feel to be played by the media so easily?
I’m speechless that you didn’t consider the source.
Great post. Thanks. Some historical reference in there too.
I heard those Sicario movies were good.
Haven’t seen any.
lol. Like I’m going to believe anything the American-hating media says. lolololol
No wall= no re-election and no more Republic. The Swamp knows this and is very happy with how things are going outside of the setbacks of Russia,Russia,Russia fizzling and Impeachment unlikely.
The DM used to be a pretty good tab.
Until the Murdoch boys took over.
The handwriting was on the wall when Katie Hopkins got kicked to the curb.
Was stunned by them-— tells the real story, and can say it has the positive review of the “operators” who deal with this crap every day. Keep in mind Romney(s) all of them— came from their ‘mission’ in Mexico. Just saying. And the Bushes’ longtime goal is the same as the NorteAmericano Aztlan crew— the Mexicanization of SW and Western US. Sure do believe that— from FL observation of Jeb! and co. One fake laundry running Real Estate jerk.
Thank you both for the thoughtful and sane posts, #52 & #53.
It seems sailor76 is definitely speechless since there are now 59 posts and he hasn’t replied to a single one.
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