Yeah, there were a lot of barriers to building the wall (pun intended). The Dems did not block him in 2017 and 2018, as far as I know. If they did, I'm open to facts. I also didn't watch the new 24/7.
He got enough funding from the GOP-held House and Senate to build the wall over half of the length of the border. Very little was built. He was in charge, so what happened?
It isn't as if building a border wall is impossible. Our government built Jordan a very nice and effective border wall on their border with Syria as I pointed out in this thread:
1:06 Senator Hagarty (R): Hasn't the U.S. Government built a giant border wall along Jordan's border? Biden Nominee for Ambassador to Jordan: *long pause, then talks like Scooby Doo* Senator: With United States taxpayer dollars, the U.S. government built a wall along Jordan's border...
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It requires the political will to do it when you are in power. Maybe it was the Reps that tripped Trump up. Maybe the courts.
Ann Coulter has her take on it:
Now that we know Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is running for president (along with several others whose names I can’t remember), I have a helpful primer on what NOT to do as president. I base this advice…
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If he runs in 2024 on "I'll build the wall," will you say, "Oh, good! We're going to have a wall?"