What did Donald Trump claim about immigration on 10 Sep 2026?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
I built almost 2,000 miles of wall
The whole U.S.-Mexico border is 1,954 miles long, and CBP counts roughly 1,000 miles of barrier on it in all, most of it in place before 2025.
The whole U.S.-Mexico border is 1,954 miles long. CBP's Smart Wall map counts about 644 miles of primary wall and 75 miles of secondary wall in place before January 20, 2025, and 297.2 miles of new and replacement barrier of all kinds, including waterborne barrier, completed since then as of October 21, 2026: about 1,016 miles at most, counting replacements twice (U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Smart Wall map).
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- Remarks at the Republican National Committee Midterm Convention closing at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
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