Trump insists on steel wall with Mexico in prime-time speech

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 06:19:07 +0000

Trump insists on steel wall with Mexico in prime-time speech

President Donald Trump used a prime-time address to the nation Tuesday to insist on $5.7 billion for a steel wall along the Mexican border that he said would stop the shedding of “American blood” by illegal immigrants.

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AP FACT CHECK: Do ex-presidents back Trump wall? They say no

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 08:16:18 +0000

AP FACT CHECK: Do ex-presidents back Trump wall? They say no

President Trump’s recent claim that his predecessors endorsed his idea of a border wall got no support from the ex-presidents’ club.

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Trump ramps up Mexico wall row with speech, border visit

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 22:45:03 +0000

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2019, for meetings at Camp David. - President Donald Trump stood firm Sunday on his demand for billions of dollars to fund a border wall with Mexico, which has forced a shutdown of the US government now entering its third week."We have to build the wall," Trump told reporters as he left the White House for the Camp David presidential retreat, while conceding that the barrier could be "steel instead of concrete." (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

President Trump pushed for a climax in his fight over the US-Mexico border wall, announcing a primetime speech and a visit to the frontier.

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White House chief: Trump not building a ‘wall’

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 06:06:40 +0000

WASHONGTON — Outgoing White House chief John Kelly said in an interview published Sunday that he had “nothing but compassion” for undocumented migrants crossing into the US, and undercut President Donald Trump’s claims to be building a “wall” at the Mexico border.

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Mexico: Helicopter crash claims Puebla governor, ex-governor

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2018 05:21:57 +0000

Mexico: Helicopter crash claims Puebla governor, ex-governor

A husband-and-wife political power couple, who were the current and ex-governors of the central Mexican state of Puebla, died in a Christmas Eve helicopter crash, officials announced.

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