Posted on 02/06/2022 12:09:32 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Former President Donald Trump’s said that if he wins the presidency again, his first executive action would be to restart construction of the wall on the southern U.S. border.
The president told Epoch TV’s “Kash’s Corner” on Jan. 31 that completing the wall has a significance that extends beyond domestic policy because it would project an image of strength to China’s Xi Jinping and other world leaders.
“First of all, the wall, even for him,” Trump said referring to Xi. “You know why? Because when he sees millions of people pouring into our country, he loses respect for our country.” The interview will premiere at 8 p.m. Eastern on Feb. 7.
“When him and Putin and Kim Jong Un and Iran’s leaders, when they’re watching millions of people walk into our country … They lose respect.”
President Joe Biden rescinded or froze dozens of Trump’s border policies upon taking office in January last year. The relaxed policies have led to a flood of illegal aliens crossing the border in volumes unseen for decades.
Border Patrol agents apprehended 1.9 million illegal crossers in 2021, four times as many as were apprehended in 2020 under Trump. The number of unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.–Mexico border reached an all-time high in 2021.
Biden froze the construction of the wall with an executive order issued on the day of his inauguration. Millions of dollars worth of materials have languished in the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas since and could now be sold for scrap for pennies on the dollar. The wall’s accompanying roads, cameras, and sensors have remained uninstalled or unfinished.
He had four years to build the wall first time around and was unable to. With Biden undoing a lot of what he’s done then he’s close to being back to square one. What makes Trump think this time around will be any more successful?
Dismantle the FBI agency. I know this won’t happen. But it’s an old problem. All the Presidents were intimidated of Hoover. We need 60 GOP Senators. Even then, not all of them are guaranteed. Mitt Romney will not vote to dismantle the corrupt agency. Richard Burr probably thinks the same but he’ll be gone soon.
Probably an unpopular opinion around here but the walls are only affective in population centers. Vast stretches of unmanned wall will not be effective. The real solution is to cut off welfare and punish businesses who hire illegals. Note that historically illegal immigration was not a problem until our country decided to feed, educate, house, and treat medically every invader who managed to cross the border.
No, it’s 1984.
Trump essentially had two duties:
1) protect the sovereignty of this nation
2) protect and uphold the Constitution.
Reflecting on his 4 years as president, I would give him a grade of a gentleman’s D.
They are if they are patroled. Double or triple the border patrol in the area if need be. I agree that its necessary to expunge them from welfare and to punish businesses who actively hire illegals.
And I’d give you and f. Hope you don’t think you’re gonna hang around long on FR taking shots at Trump.
On Jan 21, 2023, the first order of business is the impeachment of Biden, Harris and Pelosi. They may survive the first round of impeachment but not the second round. They are all going down. On November 8th 2022, their world is coming to an end!
He had four years to build the wall first time around and was unable to. With Biden undoing a lot of what he’s done then he’s close to being back to square one. What makes Trump think this time around will be any more successful?
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So what is your plan besides bitching.
He got a lot of amazing things done under impossible conditions. AND HASN’T GIVEN UP, unlike some posters here.
You need a Zot
Come up with a 'first thing I'm going to do' task that he could accomplish?
Get an Attorney General and DOJ lawyers who will charge and prosecute the DeepStaters for giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States.
Agree.
And their personal accounts of the atrocities they endured take center stage at FNN and TruthSocial.
Completely false but why argue.
He was stopped by democrats, R’s eco nazis at every twist and turn.
Congress constantly revoked or denied funding to it.
This country isn’t so great anymore after we let the D’s tortue it for decades.
Less rinos getting in the way. OH, btw, you’re a rino.
He needs to get an AG who hasn’t ever been in politics or someone generally disgusted with the whole system like Levin. I would suggest he needs to do that at every agency. He tried that with his first cabinet. He needs to look outside of DC.
Trump fought through the court system every step of the way. He also replaced a joke of a border in many areas. Biden stopped it. Facts.
OH, btw, you’re a rino.
You’re being way too kind.
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