Trump says you'd have to be able to 'climb Mt. Everest' to scale his wall "The wall is very very, on its way," he said.

"As we review the new proposal from Congress, I can promise you this: I will never waver form my sacred duty to defend this nation and its people," Trump said in a speech to a conference of city and county sheriffs in Washington. "It’s a wall that people aren’t going through very easy. You’d have to be in extremely good shape to get over this one. They would be able to climb Mt. Everest a lot easier, I think."
"The wall is very very, on its way," he said. "It’s happening as we speak. We’re building as we speak in the most desperately needed areas. And It’s a big wall. It’s a strong wall."Trump has said that he will find a way to build the wall without new money from Congress, and his aides have considered various proposals to use existing federal authorities — including a possible declaration of a national emergency by the president — to free up cash and manpower for that effort.

But he has also said that he expects such a move would end up being challenged in the courts.
The text of the legislation under consideration on Capitol Hill still has not yet been released, but it would provide nearly $1.4 billion for 55 miles of new fencing — less than the $1.6 billion for 65 miles of new fencing that the Senate approved late last year before a 35-day government shutdown.
Trump's most recent funding request included $5.7 billion for 234 miles of steel fences.
Source - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-youd-have-to-be-able-to-climb-mt-everest-to-scale-his-wall/ar-BBTyFHR?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=ABUSINV3P

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2019 at 2:34 AM

    "$8 billion for a border wall under executive actions, part of which will be the emergency declaration."
    President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency after Congress passed a government spending deal that provides further funding for border security, the White House announced Thursday.
    A Trump administration official confirmed Thursday night that the president will announce around $8 billion for a border wall under executive actions, part of which will be the emergency declaration.
    That figure includes $1.375 billion in the spending bill for fencing in Texas; $600 million from the Treasury Department’s drug forfeiture fund; $2.5 billion from a Defense Department drug interdiction program; and $3.5 billion from a military construction budget under an emergency declaration by the president.

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