Our President sure knows how to keep a promise!
Remember back when President Trump was running for President he said: “I will build a great border wall and Mexico will pay for it.”
Well, it looks like it’s coming to pass.
President Trump recently stated in North Carolina that they will put toll booths at the wall which will raise funds for building the rest of the border wall.
He also stated they might also think about a remittance which would be a fee to those who send money to other countries from the money they make in the U.S.
The president's going to make good on his promise. https://t.co/qcKicejjEE
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 9, 2020
Trump says Mexico will pay for border wall through tolls https://t.co/WgHBhvCv6N #FoxBusiness
— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) September 9, 2020
This feels very 2016, in a good way.https://t.co/WEfcRJFsZM
— Alex Marlow (@AlexMarlow) September 9, 2020
Fox News covered Trump’s comments:
President Trump said Mexico will pay for the wall being constructed along the U.S. border through a toll that will be imposed, along with possible action on remittance payments.
During a rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Tuesday night, Trump said there will be toll booths set up along the border, which he added is the most heavily trafficked border in the world both in terms of people crossing and in terms of industry.
“We’re putting a small toll on and maybe we’re going to do something with remittance,” Trump said. “All the money that we spent on the wall will be coming back.”
The remittance payments Trump was referring to are wages earned through work in the U.S. that are sent back to other countries.
The length of the U.S.-Mexico border is more than 1,970 miles.
President Donald Trump said September 8 that he will fund the southern border wall by setting “a small toll” on people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. https://t.co/5kzIQgosKz
— Randy Bell (@RandyMBell) September 9, 2020
#Mexico Funds #TheWall, The U.S. Grabs The @the_IDB. Trump Doesn't Malign #LatinAmerica, He Mentors It Interesting commentary by @timpadgett2 https://t.co/6KIoJNc6BL
— Christina Hoag (@ChristinaHoag) September 10, 2020
Yahoo News gave some details about the wall already in progress and shared this:
The president said that his relationship with leadership in Mexico has improved, and that they have put 27,000 soldiers on the border.
Overall, he said more than 300 miles of the border wall has been completed.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol 317 miles had been built as of Tuesday, which includes the use of 417 thousand tons of steel and 679 thousand cubic yards of concrete.
The wall, one of Trump’s central 2016 campaign promises, is considered among the largest infrastructure projects in U.S. history. It is expected to cost tens of billions of dollars to complete.
Donald Trump was greeted by a massive crowd in Winston-Salem where he made remarks about the border wall.
People like leaders who keep their promises and it looks like Trump is keeping his.
Thank you Winston-Salem, North Carolina! #MAGA pic.twitter.com/VJkBTfAGjg
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 9, 2020
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