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Trump compares border wall to 'Wall around' Obama home
Source: NBC News
Trump compares border wall to 'Wall around' Obama home
The president's tweet comes amid a partial government shutdown that began over his demand that Congress fund a $5 billion wall on the southern border.
Dec. 30, 2018 / 8:59 PM EST / Updated 5:53 AM EST
By Tim Stelloh
President Donald Trump compared his proposed border wall on Sunday with a fence-like barrier that surrounds the Washington home of Barack and Michelle Obama.
“President and Mrs. Obama built/has a ten foot Wall around their D.C. mansion/compound,” Trump tweeted on Sunday afternoon. “I agree, totally necessary for their safety and security. The U.S. needs the same thing, slightly larger version!”
The Obamas bought their home in the Kalorama neighborhood in 2017 for $8 million after renting it for 2½ years, according to TODAY.
TMZ first reported in 2017 that the couple was building a fence-like wall and published photos showing what appeared to be the construction of a few brick columns. The project has since been completed.
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The president's tweet comes amid a partial government shutdown that began over his demand that Congress fund a $5 billion wall on the southern border.
Dec. 30, 2018 / 8:59 PM EST / Updated 5:53 AM EST
By Tim Stelloh
President Donald Trump compared his proposed border wall on Sunday with a fence-like barrier that surrounds the Washington home of Barack and Michelle Obama.
“President and Mrs. Obama built/has a ten foot Wall around their D.C. mansion/compound,” Trump tweeted on Sunday afternoon. “I agree, totally necessary for their safety and security. The U.S. needs the same thing, slightly larger version!”
The Obamas bought their home in the Kalorama neighborhood in 2017 for $8 million after renting it for 2½ years, according to TODAY.
TMZ first reported in 2017 that the couple was building a fence-like wall and published photos showing what appeared to be the construction of a few brick columns. The project has since been completed.
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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-compares-border-wall-wall-around-obama-home-n953166
This is the "wall" around the Obama house.
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