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Trump to visit US-Mexico border on Tuesday to highlight the border wall

January 11, 2021
The Commune

US President Donald Trump is expected to travel to to the town of Alamo, Texas near the United States-Mexico border on Tuesday to highlight his administration’s work on the border wall, the White House said on Saturday.

President Trump will mark the completion of 400 miles of border wall and his administration’s efforts to reform the nation’s broken immigration system.

Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign focussed extensively on the need to construct a border wall along the US-Mexico border. He also promised his voters that Mexico would pay for the wall, but it has been paid for by US taxpayers.

Most of the border wall went up in areas that had smaller barriers. The US government has this year built hundreds of miles of fencing as high as 30 feet (9 meters) in a short amount of time.

The visit will likely be the President’s first public appearance after he addressed supporters on Wednesday, riling up a crowd that later stormed the U.S. Capitol. He is anxious to highlight his achievements as his presidency winds down.

Meanwhile, Democrats in the House are pushing for an impeachment vote this week and are looking to formally introduce the second impeachment proposal on Monday, with a vote possible by Wednesday.