Trump Touts Benefits of Wall Technology: ’77 Major or Significant Walls Built Around the World’
As a record government shut down enters its 26th day over border wall funding, President Donald Trump sought to remind his Twitter followers that, in his opinion, “Walls” are an effective security measure and cited 77 major or significant Walls built around the world.”
Trump tweeted:
There are now 77 major or significant Walls built around the world, with 45 countries planning or building Walls. Over 800 miles of Walls have been built in Europe since only 2015. They have all been recognized as close to 100% successful. Stop the crime at our Southern Border!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2019
Trump later added:
It is becoming more and more obvious that the Radical Democrats are a Party of open borders and crime. They want nothing to do with the major Humanitarian Crisis on our Southern Border. #2020!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2019
A cursory Google search of “77 Walls” reveals a May 2018 USA Today article that illustrates the value of walls. The touting of wall utility, and the example of 77 other walls, has become something of a conservative talking point in recent weeks who seem to believe that if only their political opponents understood the basics of wall technology, then the political stalemate that has led to 26 days (and counting) of the government shutdown.
Democrats have long touted the benefits of effective walls, which Trump has tweeted about many times in the past. At issue are specifics of an effective southern border wall, and of course, the political optics of wasteful spending, border security and who will eventually cave to whom.
In other words, don’t expect a resolution anytime soon as both the White House and Congressional Democrats appear to deeply dug into their positions.
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