Trump Touts 77 ‘Major’ Walls Around The World: ‘Close To 100 Percent Successful’

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In a tweet on Wednesday morning, President Trump pointed to the success of other countries’ border walls to propel his hardline immigration stance that’s kept the U.S. in a partial government shutdown for 26 days.

It appears he’s citing statistics from a USA Today story about the uptick in border wall construction since 9-11.

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  1. Let’s just lock the stupid bastard up already. It’s just getting more ridiculous by the hour.

  2. They don’t call him the Moron in Chief for nothing.

  3. Avatar for erik_t erik_t says:

    Three (four?) weeks in, the Negotiator-in-Chief hasn’t yet realized maybe a change of tactics is in order.

    Very big, very strong brain. He’ll show 'em!

  4. My gawd, he is doing it. He is inventing Wall-y World!

    Holiday Roh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-od!

    Apologies ahead of time if I over did the Ohs.

    Check the edit

  5. Avatar for tsp tsp says:

    Need two more.

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