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Arkansas Granny

(31,514 posts)
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 06:03 PM Jan 2019

Trump: Forget Concrete, Let's Build A Steel Wall Instead

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would be willing to accept a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border that is made out of steel rather than concrete.

“[Democrats] don’t like concrete, so we’ll give them steel. Steel is fine. Steel is actually more expensive than concrete, but it will look beautiful and it’s actually strong. It’s actually stronger,” Trump said at Camp David.

The president’s statement came as the partial government shutdown dragged into its third week over his demand for more than $5 billion to build a border wall he repeatedly promised Mexico would pay for. Democrats have opposed funding a wall they have called “immoral” and impractical ― but the wall’s material has not been their sticking point.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c3262dfe4b073352833e715/amp


Someone on tv asked this morning where would all that steel come from? China? What about the tariffs?
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Trump: Forget Concrete, Let's Build A Steel Wall Instead (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Jan 2019 OP
So....Mr. master builder wants to spend MORE?? underpants Jan 2019 #1
Don said he's going to call the President of U.S. Steel and have them build the wall. Seriously. Vinca Jan 2019 #2
Keep saying NO, Democrats. ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2019 #3
I still have to say, there are no plans for the wall. Srkdqltr Jan 2019 #4

Vinca

(50,261 posts)
2. Don said he's going to call the President of U.S. Steel and have them build the wall. Seriously.
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 06:15 PM
Jan 2019

He actually said that. I'm betting the President of U.S. Steel is the patsy Don is going to blame his failure on.

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