Posted on 05/16/2019 12:24:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The U.S.-Mexico border wall is getting built, President Donald Trump often claims. Construction is happening, he says, in spite of reluctance from Congress. And lately, Trump has attached a recurring figure to illustrate how far along he’s come on his big promise.
"You see the hell we are going through trying to get the wall," he said in Panama City Beach, Fla. "We’re going to have over 400 miles of wall built, much of it is already started, by the end of next year, and we’ll conclude it pretty shortly thereafter. We’ll have the whole thing sealed up and it will be a lot easier."
Trump in April repeated versions of this 400-mile talking point at an immigration meeting in California, on Twitter, and at a National Rifle Association event in Indiana.
"The Democrats are also working hard to block the wall, but we are building the wall. They’re not happy about it. And we will have over 400 miles of wall built by the end of next year," Trump told the NRA in late April. "Any politician would’ve given up a long time ago. … We’re also renovating tremendous stretches of wall. We have wall that’s in bad shape, but it’s structurally sound. And rather than building new, we renovate it. We make it as good as new, save a lot of money, and we gain a lot of territory."
For perspective, the U.S.-Mexico border spans nearly 2,000 miles. About 650 miles of fencing was already in place before Trump began promising on the campaign trail a border wall paid for by Mexico.
To someone not paying close attention, it may sound like Trump is well on his way to covering more ground. But Trump is not advancing hundreds of miles of construction where there was no barrier before.
(Excerpt) Read more at politifact.com ...
The administration has secured funding for about 260 miles. His fiscal year 2020 budget plan asked for additional money for about 200 miles, but it’s not clear how many of those miles would have barriers for the first time.
Based on the information we gathered as of mid May, we don’t know whether 400 miles of barriers will be added by 2020, or exactly how much of what’s planned and in progress will be new or a replacement. We could not verify start and completion dates for many of the projects or when some contracts will be awarded.
And no, Mexico is still not paying.
Uh, existing “bariers” are NOT Walls, much less effective.
Uh, existing “barriers” are NOT Walls, much less effective.
yes, most of the wall is replacing existing wall - because much of the existing wall is anywhere from inadequate to being merely barely even technically being a fence.
He’s using money from the National Emergency Act. He can build the wall in new areas. I’m sure he’s rebuilding the wall in important areas.
More FAKE news.
Whatever fencing he is replacing was totally ineffective.
In essence it is a new fence because the existing fence did nothing to stop Illegal Invaders.
This is just propanda meant to discouage and inflame Trump supporters against President Trump.
Replacing a double strand of wire (fence) with a wall, is still building a wall.
And it's in the high traffic areas.
Yep, stops busloads not individuals. Now we pick them up in our buses.
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And NOT people barriers.......
This fence looks like it is made from railroad track steel which is probably just as expensive as the new walls, if not more........
Promises made...promises kept!
Hopefully they are being bussed to sanctuary cities.
Well, that fence certainly wouldn't keep the Deer much less the Turkeys outta my yard.
Nice pics.
I’d like to have a couple of foot long track sections.
“And no, Mexico is still not paying.”
... and Hillary still isn’t locked up either. Some of that is just red meat BS for the rallies. Rah rah rah and all that jazz. Just keep those EOs and judicial appointments coming and I’m good.
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