Quote (Plaguefear @ Oct 12 2022 10:33pm)
The wall is not built and mexico covered 0% of the cost.
my position on this has slightly changed. although a wall would be helpful to border patrol, the Biden presidency has been an awakening as to just how much bad policy plays the larger roll.
however, you mean "completed", as there was building.
Mexico did not pay for the wall in any way.
you can't say he didn't try though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%932019_United_States_federal_government_shutdownQuote
On December 11, President Trump held a televised meeting with Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in the Oval Office and asked them to support an appropriation of $5.7 billion for funding of a border wall along the U.S. southern border with Mexico. They refused, resulting in an argument between Trump and both Congressional leaders. During the contentious discussion, Trump remarked, "I am proud to shut down the government for border security ... I will be the one to shut [the government] down. I'm not going to blame you for it ... I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down." Schumer replied, "We shouldn't shut down the government over a dispute."[30] Ten days later, Trump blamed Democrats for the impending shutdown.[31]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_wallQuote
In January 2017, Trump signed Executive Order 13767, which formally directed the U.S. government to begin wall construction along the U.S.–Mexico border using existing federal funding.[5] After a political struggle for funding, including an appropriations lapse resulting in a government shutdown for 35 days, and the declaration of a national emergency, construction started in 2018.
The U.S. built new barriers along 455 miles (732 km),[6][7][8] 49 miles (79 km) of which previously had no barrier.[7][8] Much of the remainder consists of 30-foot-tall (9.1 m) steel bollard wall where previously there had been fencing or vehicle barriers.
This post was edited by tagged4nothing on Oct 12 2022 08:58pm