Trump tweets out video of wall being built along border
President Trump on Wednesday tweeted out a video showing construction vehicles hoisting segments of a wall on the New Mexico border.
“We have just built this powerful Wall in New Mexico. Completed on January 30, 2019 – 47 days ahead of schedule! Many miles more now under construction! #FinishTheWall,” he wrote in a post accompanying the video.
The video, which has been sped up, shows two backhoes, one digging a trench and another helping workers place the wall, which appears to be made of steel slats.
Trump declared a national emergency last Fridayso that he can shift funds from other federal agencies to build his wall.
Congress had approved $1.3 billion for the wall, but Trump had demanded $5.7 billion.
Using the declaration to divert funds, Trump said he could come up with $8 billion.
Congress hasn’t approved any funds for new construction of the wall, but it has allocated money to replace or strengthen existing barriers.
Reality
The video Trump tweeted was not from “RIGHT NOW” but from five months ago of the repair of pre-existing fencing for Santa Theresa Project Border Wall Replacement Project, a push to upgrade a 20-mile stretch of vehicle barriers to bollard-style fence.