“We started building our wall. I’m so proud of it,” he said.
“And we’ve already started, you saw the pictures yesterday. I said what a thing of beauty,” he added, referencing photos he tweeted on Wednesday.
Great briefing this afternoon on the start of our Southern Border WALL! pic.twitter.com/pmCNoxxlkH
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2018
However, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen clarified that the photos Trump shared are of a wall being rebuilt in Calexico, Calif.
This is just one of the wall projects @DHSgov will be constructing in the next year. This 30ft wall will help secure the area near Calexico, CA. https://t.co/eb68r1RlrL
— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 28, 2018That two-mile fencing initiative has been prioritized since 2009. Although it is a border fencing project, it is not part of the new border wall that Trump has touted since his presidential campaign.
“And we’ve already started, you saw the pictures yesterday. I said what a thing of beauty,” he added, referencing photos he tweeted on Wednesday.
Great briefing this afternoon on the start of our Southern Border WALL! pic.twitter.com/pmCNoxxlkH
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2018
However, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen clarified that the photos Trump shared are of a wall being rebuilt in Calexico, Calif.
This is just one of the wall projects @DHSgov will be constructing in the next year. This 30ft wall will help secure the area near Calexico, CA. https://t.co/eb68r1RlrL
— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 28, 2018That two-mile fencing initiative has been prioritized since 2009. Although it is a border fencing project, it is not part of the new border wall that Trump has touted since his presidential campaign.