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  • Trump reinstates commitment to building border wall, hints on fresh government shutdown

    Trump reinstates commitment to building border wall, hints on fresh government shutdown

    By Dayo Benson

    President Donald Trump has restated his determination to build the controversial border wall against illegal migration into the United State,despite the recent standoff between him and the House of Representatives which led to government shutdown for 35 days even As he hinted of another shutdown in 10 days.

    Trump in his State of the Union address delivered before the Congress took a swipe at the on-going investigations which he said were partisan even as he berated what he described as politics of revenge, retribution and resistance.

    The one and half -hour address which was intermittently punctuated by standing ovation by supporters and congress members featured the achievements of his administration. especially unemployment reduction and improvement in the economy.

    According to him “But we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance, and retribution — and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation, compromise, and the common good.

    Together, we can break decades of political stalemate. We can bridge old divisions, heal old wounds, build new coalitions, forge new solutions, and unlock the extraordinary promise of America’s future. The decision is ours to make.

    We must choose between greatness or gridlock, results or resistance, vision or vengeance, incredible progress or pointless destruction.

    He stated that “I ask you to choose greatness.

    Over the last 2 years, my Administration has moved with urgency and historic speed to confront problems neglected by leaders of both parties over many decades.

    “In just over 2 years since the election, we have launched an unprecedented economic boom — a boom that has rarely been seen before. We have created 5.3 million new jobs and importantly added 600,000 new manufacturing jobs — something which almost everyone said was impossible to do, but the fact is, we are just getting started.

  • Trump inspects ‘amazing’ US-Mexico border wall prototype amid protests

    Stressing “We will build the wall” near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California, US President Donald Trump yesterday inspected prototypes for US-Mexico border wall amid peaceful protests.

    Trump, who was briefed on eight towering prototypes, said he liked a fully concrete wall because it was the hardest to climb.

    He noted that it should have see-through capability and said certain parts of the state are desperate for a wall to break the flow of illegal immigration.

    “If you didn’t have walls over here, you wouldn’t even have a country,” he said.

    There have been growing tensions between Trump’s administration and the State over certain of his immigration policies.

    But the president seems not to be bothered.

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  • Trump insists Mexico will pay for border wall ‘directly or indirectly’

    U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that his position on the border wall with Mexico has not changed, and that the latter country would pay for it “directly or indirectly.”

    “The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it. Parts will be, of necessity, see through and it was never intended to be built in areas where there is natural protection such as mountains, wastelands or tough rivers or water.

    “The Wall will be paid for, directly or indirectly, or through longer term reimbursement, by Mexico, which has a ridiculous 71 billion dollar trade surplus with the U.S.

    “The 20 billion dollar Wall is peanuts compared to what Mexico makes from the U.S. NAFTA is a bad joke!” he said on Twitter.

    On Jan. 11, Economy Secretary reiterated that Mexico would not be paying for the wall.

    NAN reports that on Jan. 26, 2017, Mexico President Enrique Nieto condemned President Trump’s executive order to build a wall on the border betwen the two countries, and reiterated that his country will not pay for it.

    “I regret and reject the decision of the U.S. to build the wall,” Pena Nieto said in a nationally televised address.

    The U.S. president has also promised to step up deportations.

    He launched his campaign with remarks calling immigrants crossing in illegally from Mexico criminals, drug dealers and “rapists.”

    Trump added that “some” were presumably good people, but the comments nonetheless deeply offended many Mexicans.

    Already Mexico is feeling the effects of the new tone from Washington.

    he Mexican peso has sharply devalued since Trump was elected, and several high-profile business ventures have been canceled amid threats to impose a border tax on goods made in Mexico and exported to the U.S.