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On the recordJanuary 24, 2019
We do not need 2,000 miles of concrete wall from sea to shining sea. We never did. We never proposed that. We never wanted that, because we have barriers at the border where natural structures are as good as anything that we can build.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump discusses the need for a border wall and changes his stance on its construction.

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