Aerial view of US President Donald Trump’s border wall prototypes as seen from Tijuana, in Baja California state, Mexico, on January 7, 2019. – US President Donald Trump stood firm Sunday on his demand for billions of dollars to fund a border wall with Mexico, claiming “tremendous” support inside his camp on the contentious issue which has forced a government shutdown now entering its third week. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP) (Photo credit should read GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP/Getty Images) A prototype of US President Donald Trump’s US-Mexico border wall being built near San Diego, in the US, is seen from across the border from Tijuana, Mexico, on October 22, 2017. Following up on President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to build a wall along the entire 3,200 kilometre (2,000 mile) Mexican frontier, the Department of Homeland Security began building prototypes for the barrier along the border in San Diego and Imperial counties, as it … [Read more...] about Fact check: Trump’s speech on the border wall
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The AP fact checked Trump’s address on border security
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his prime-time speech to the nation, President Donald Trump declared a border crisis that’s in sharp dispute, wrongly accused Democrats of refusing to pay for border security and ignored the reality of how drugs come into the country as he pitched his wall as a solution to varied ills. A look at his Oval Office remarks Tuesday night: DRUGS TRUMP: “Our southern border is a pipeline for vast quantities of illegal drugs, including meth, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl. Every week, 300 of our citizens are killed by heroin alone, 90 percent of which floods across from our southern border.” THE FACTS: A wall can’t do much about that when drug trafficking is concentrated at land ports of entry, not remote stretches of the border. The Drug Enforcement Administration says “only a small percentage” of heroin seized by U.S. authorities comes across on territory between ports of entry. The same is true of drugs generally. In a 2018 report … [Read more...] about The AP fact checked Trump’s address on border security
AP FACT CHECK: Trump and the disputed border crisis
.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... AlertMe WASHINGTON — In his prime-time speech to the nation, President Donald Trump declared a border crisis that’s in sharp dispute, wrongly accused Democrats of refusing to pay for border security and ignored the reality of how drugs come into the country as he pitched his wall as a solution to varied ills. A look at his Oval Office remarks Tuesday night: ADVERTISEMENTSkip DRUGS TRUMP: “Our southern border is a pipeline for vast quantities of illegal drugs, including meth, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl. Every week, 300 of our citizens are killed by heroin alone, 90 percent of which floods across from our southern border.” THE FACTS: A wall can’t do much about that when drug trafficking is concentrated at land ports of entry, not remote stretches of the … [Read more...] about AP FACT CHECK: Trump and the disputed border crisis
White House tries to hold jittery GOP in line on shutdown
Catherine Lucey, Lisa Mascaro and Jill Colvin Associated Press Published 10:43 AM EST Jan 9, 2019 Washington – The White House is trying to hold jittery congressional Republicans in line on the 19th day of the partial government shutdown, with no end in sight to the impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. There’s growing concern about the toll the shutdown is taking on everyday Americans, including disruptions in payments to farmers and trouble for home buyers who are seeking government-backed mortgage loans – “serious stuff,” according to Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, urged colleagues to approve spending bills that would reopen various agencies, “so that whether it’s the Department of the Interior or it is the IRS, those folks can get back to work. I’d like to see that.” More: Democrats in response accused Trump … [Read more...] about White House tries to hold jittery GOP in line on shutdown
Fact check: Trump and the disputed border crisis
Calvin Woodward and Colleen Long Associated Press Published 6:38 AM EST Jan 9, 2019 Washington – In his prime-time speech to the nation, President Donald Trump declared a border crisis that’s in sharp dispute, wrongly accused Democrats of refusing to pay for border security and ignored the reality of how drugs come into the country as he pitched his wall as a solution to varied ills. A look at his Oval Office remarks Tuesday night: DRUGS TRUMP: “Our southern border is a pipeline for vast quantities of illegal drugs, including meth, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl. Every week, 300 of our citizens are killed by heroin alone, 90 percent of which floods across from our southern border.” THE FACTS: A wall can’t do much about that when drug trafficking is concentrated at land ports of entry, not remote stretches of the border. The Drug Enforcement Administration says “only a small percentage” of heroin seized by U.S. authorities comes across on … [Read more...] about Fact check: Trump and the disputed border crisis