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Trump Just Tweeted That His Wall is Being Built RIGHT NOW — But it’s a Total Lie
Donald Trump wants everyone to know that even if Congress is unwilling to give him as much money as he wants for a border wall, he’s nonetheless building it…and no one is going to stop him.
On Wednesday, Trump tweeted a time-lapse video from the Army Corps of Engineers that shows construction of bollard fencing along the southern border in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
“We have just built this powerful Wall in New Mexico,” Trump wrote. “Completed on January 30, 2019 — 47 days ahead of schedule! Many miles more now under construction! #FinishTheWall”
Then he tweeted again on Thursday, saying ‘THE WALL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW!’
THE WALL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW! https://t.co/exUJCiITsz
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21, 2019
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But Trump’s claim that the project in the video was “just built” is false.
According to KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, the project — $73 million to build a “column-style wall that stretches for 20 miles west of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port of entry in Santa Teresa” — was actually completed last November.
The wall-like structure in Santa Teresa isn’t new in more ways than one. The structure simply replaced fences and other barriers that were already there.
The AP reported that the project was “funded with operations and maintenance money budgeted through the Army Corps of Engineers,” which explains why the Army Corps of Engineers’ logo is on the video.
Trump’s tweets boasting about new wall construction come days after he declared a state of emergency he hopes will allow him to divert $3.6 billion in funds appropriated for military construction to build more border wall.
Twitter quickly called him out:
It's not a wall, nor is it new. It's a barrier that's replacing existing fencing that Congress authorized in May of 2017. It doesn't have anything to do with the shutdown or Trump's national emergency.
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) February 21, 2019
This isn't "YOUR WALL." They have been putting up physical barriers along the border and renovating them since 1990. Nice try in tricking your base to believe that you are upholding your promise.
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) February 21, 2019
Again, folks, total lie. This is not new wall construction. He just found a short clip of them renovating a portion or already existing barriers and makes a claim that it is new. That is a 100% falsehood.
— Derek Mick (@thederekmick) February 21, 2019
If "WALL" is defined as the barrier designed and implemented under presidents GW Bush and Obama, then yes, the president is correct. https://t.co/QO9QpBwuuH
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) February 21, 2019
Great! The "national emergency" is over! https://t.co/AEWlxrt5QG
— Rich Elam (@RLElam) February 21, 2019
FAKE FAKE FAKE. This is video of the repairing and replacing of an existing fence in accordance with plans and budgets from the Obama administration. Pls retweet @realDonaldTrump LIES!!! https://t.co/GUU7nvD1mG
— Morgan J. Freeman (@mjfree) February 20, 2019
You misspelled "repaired an existing fence in accordance with plans and budgets from the Obama administration." https://t.co/rujve7sgfj
— Translate Trump (@TranslateRealDT) February 20, 2019
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