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Report: New White House Chief Of Staff Believes He Has Convinced Trump To Give Up On Border Wall
Daily Caller ^

Posted on 08/01/2017 7:40:22 AM PDT by UKrepublican

New White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly believes he has convinced President Donald Trump to abandon his pledge to construct a large and lengthy wall along the border separating the United States and Mexico, according to The New Yorker.

At a private meeting in tony Aspen, Colorado, two weeks ago, Kelly told a group of high-profile attendees that he had extensively discussed the border wall issue with Trump. Kelly believes he persuaded Trump to abandon his policy goal of erecting a lengthy wall along the 1,954-mile border which the United States shares with Mexico, according to The New Yorker.

Instead of a wall, Kelly said he suggested Trump could utilize a combination of complex monitoring equipment, continuous air surveillance and many miles of fencing can effectively secure the U.S.-Mexico border.

Such a combination of materials and surveillance would be called a “barrier” instead of a “wall,” Kelly told his audience.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: borderwall; bs; coskelly; coskellywall; fakenews; thenewyorker; trumpwall; veryfakenews
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To: eartick

"Hum, I do not have a wall around my house. I have a fence."

Hum, sucks for you.

81 posted on 08/01/2017 9:47:19 AM PDT by chris37 (Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
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To: UKrepublican

“New White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly believes he has convinced President Donald Trump to abandon his pledge to construct a large and lengthy wall along the border separating the United States and Mexico, according to The New Yorker.”

I’m glad Kelly is no longer involved with Homeland Security. He had already revealed he was wobbly on the Nightmarers issue. Now, if this report is true, it comes out that he doesn’t want to impede the invasion of the country by Mexicans and Central Americans.

The best thing Trump could do, short of firing him, is to tell Kelly not to say anything else to anyone about immigration issues since he is so ill-informed.


82 posted on 08/01/2017 9:53:22 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Chuck Schumer--giving pond scum everywhere a bad name.)
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To: UKrepublican

Kelly, you’re fired!


83 posted on 08/01/2017 10:01:41 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: RoosterRedux

That depends on the density of the minefield, and how well it is maintained.
Even at that you may need artillery support or air cover to keep Bulldozers from penetrating it the way the Iraqi minefields around Kuwait were during the ‘90 to ‘91 war .


84 posted on 08/01/2017 10:07:30 AM PDT by MrEdd (long hours)
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To: Aria

CTH has been wrong about a number of things. Trump will keep his promise to build the wall. The MSM will try to make it seem that he didn’t by setting the bar at a 1900 mile long wall. Trump will improve border security 100 fold. Count on it.


85 posted on 08/01/2017 10:12:49 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Loud Mime
"If we start seriously enforcing immigration law and kicking out the illegal immigrants, we may not need a wall."

There won't always be a Donald Trump in the White House.

86 posted on 08/01/2017 10:13:05 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: datricker

This was Trumps MAIN campaign promise this story is PURE BS, there is NO WAY IN HELL Trump would break this promise NO WAY!!!!!


87 posted on 08/01/2017 10:14:09 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: UKrepublican

Anybody who thinks we are going to build a physical wall the entire length of the border isn’t living in reality....

We need lots of wall were it works and and the tech stuff where it works...


88 posted on 08/01/2017 10:18:59 AM PDT by Popman
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To: UKrepublican
Those of us who understand the importance of limiting immigration to those who share our values--including our just pride in the rugged individualism and settler values of those who built the America of the Founding Fathers-- need to talk more about that cultural heritage, and the desire to preserve it down through the generations.

It is not enough--not nearly enough--to simply harp on the outrage of allowing millions into the States illegally; not nearly enough to simply react to a threat. We need to reinstate the positive pride in heritage and American continuity, which once was part of the social aura, when we were the envy of the world.

The stakes are the ultimate issue.

See Tactics For Victory

89 posted on 08/01/2017 10:28:27 AM PDT by Ohioan
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To: UKrepublican

“New White House Chief Of Staff Believes He Has Convinced Trump To Give Up On Border Wall”
“Trump Administration Expediting Border Wall Construction”

President Trump will do what he said he would do.


90 posted on 08/01/2017 10:48:11 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: 9YearLurker

Still feels like giving aid and comfort to the enemedia.


91 posted on 08/01/2017 10:58:58 AM PDT by thingumbob (I'm a bitter clinger...I dare you to take my gun)
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To: Loud Mime

“we may not need a wall.”

Yes we will.....for the next time a Democrat gets elected president and is intent on building a Dem majority through votes of illegals like they have been trying in the past 40 years.


92 posted on 08/01/2017 11:00:59 AM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry Bear formily known as Ursus Arctos Horrilibis (or U.A. Californicus))
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To: rightwingcrazy

I like walls because they can’t be bribed or turned off!


93 posted on 08/01/2017 11:16:41 AM PDT by goodtomato (I'm really, really blessed!)
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To: utahagen

Great point.


94 posted on 08/01/2017 11:19:09 AM PDT by apocalypto
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To: Loud Mime
If we start seriously enforcing immigration law and kicking out the illegal immigrants, we may not need a wall.

I agree wholeheartedly but we're not going to find much support on this forum though.

We're already seeing a decline in illegal immigration just by enforcing the laws. Right now, we're having problems with people overstaying their visas and a multi-billion dollar wall won't keep them out.

95 posted on 08/01/2017 11:22:08 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: headstamp 2

I agree part of the effect of the wall is symbolic, in that it can’t easily be removed, but it will require defense just like a fence would. The best thing would be if we just got over our squeamishness about shooting border jumpers.


96 posted on 08/01/2017 11:50:36 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Smoke does not mean fire when someone threw a smoke grenade.)
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To: Popman
We need lots of wall were it works and and the tech stuff where it works...

WARNING!

Stay back 100 yards.

This area video-surveilled and guarded by Robotic Full-automatic Shotguns!

97 posted on 08/01/2017 12:11:15 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs and RINOs...same thing)
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To: Loud Mime
If we start seriously enforcing immigration law and kicking out the illegal immigrants, we may not need a wall.

Let's do it like in "The Running Man", you wanted them both, and both you get!

98 posted on 08/01/2017 12:19:18 PM PDT by Religion and Politics (It's Morning in America)
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To: Forty-Niner

“we may not need a wall.”

Would someone please explain the big downside to having a wall? You’d think the analogy this were akin to, “If I lose ten pounds, I may not need open heart surgery.”


99 posted on 08/01/2017 1:02:47 PM PDT by utahagen (but but)
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To: kabar

Partner, you got that right. This is Fake News big time!!!

General John Kelly wants the Southern Border Wall built asap since it is wide open right now and so many folks that hate us especially Mooselimbs are crossing that Southern Border as we speak!!!

100 posted on 08/01/2017 1:53:30 PM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas...)
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