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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 01:56 PM Jan 2019

Trump Says Border Wall Has Worked in San Antonio, a City That Has No Wall

“Everybody knows that walls work,” Trump said. “You look at different places they put up a wall, no problem. You look at San Antonio, you look at so many different places. They go from one of the most unsafe cities in the country to one of the safest cities, immediately.”

One problem with Trump’s claim: San Antonio, in Texas, is some 150 miles from the border with Mexico. It does not have a border wall.

To make matters more interesting, San Antonio’s congressman is Republican Will Hurd, who has repeatedly dismissed Trump’s wall as pointless.

In a recent interview, Hurd called the president’s border crisis a “myth” and said a border wall is “the most expensive and least effective way to do border security.”

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-says-border-wall-has-worked-in-san-antonio-a-city-100-miles-north-of-the-border-that-has-no-wall/

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Trump Says Border Wall Has Worked in San Antonio, a City That Has No Wall (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jan 2019 OP
Ummmmm! imanamerican63 Jan 2019 #1
The stupid hurts. The dumb mfer didn't bother to even research San Antonie isn't even on the border. brush Jan 2019 #18
Maybe he means the Alamo? EffieBlack Jan 2019 #2
That didn't keep the Mexicans out -- Mexico won that battle ! nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2019 #13
But does HE know that? EffieBlack Jan 2019 #19
LOL, it's OK, you can say OF COURSE not ! nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2019 #20
Maybe if Alamo stopped renting cars to "illegals" ProudLib72 Jan 2019 #16
Famous survivors from the Alamo wrote how the wall saved them. gibraltar72 Jan 2019 #3
Border wall. River walk. It's all the same thing, right? :) manor321 Jan 2019 #4
There are bridges over that River Walk. Unguarded bridges. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2019 #12
Again, showing his ignorance and stupidity. San Antonio is NOT even close to the border... SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #5
Putin has trouble with U.S. maps Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #6
well, as a Texas resident, I'd actually be OK with a border wall... anarch Jan 2019 #8
Ah! I'm from OK. I'd like the wall around the WH instead!! Also, impose a news blackout in DC ... SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #9
heh...well, there is a wall (or at least a tall fence) around the WH anarch Jan 2019 #14
Really! Count me in as one of the marchers!! Take care, nt SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #15
What an idiot! smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #7
Apparently he can't even be bothered to look at a map! Luciferous Jan 2019 #10
hey that's great; we should agree to build a wall "like they have in San Antonio" anarch Jan 2019 #11
By wall, maybe he meant water... cynatnite Jan 2019 #17
He must be thinking of the Alamo scarytomcat Jan 2019 #21
LOL Scurrilous Jan 2019 #22

brush

(53,795 posts)
18. The stupid hurts. The dumb mfer didn't bother to even research San Antonie isn't even on the border.
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 02:43 PM
Jan 2019

Can we please get a president who has at leased passed grade school geography?

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
16. Maybe if Alamo stopped renting cars to "illegals"
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 02:30 PM
Jan 2019

they would stop crossing the damned border at San Antonio.

Pretty sure that's what he means.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,354 posts)
12. There are bridges over that River Walk. Unguarded bridges.
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 02:26 PM
Jan 2019

Anyone, and I mean anyone, can just walk down to the river, cross over. If that's not enough, there are gondolas on the river that will take you where you want to go. Many gondolas, and not one Coast Guard River Patrol Boat.

Worse, there are restaurants and bars on both sides of the river, lulling us into a state of satisfaction and happiness. Don't be fooled!

SWBTATTReg

(22,144 posts)
5. Again, showing his ignorance and stupidity. San Antonio is NOT even close to the border...
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 02:09 PM
Jan 2019

I worked in San Antonio and there is nothing even remotely like a wall there...something is wrong, Stephen Miller the bigot must be looking at the maps wrong again, or he is against anyone in the south, 150 miles from the entire southern border of the United States because they may be a former immigrant, who is now a nationalized citizen!

What's next, Miller, you ignorant bigot? The wall along the Mason Dixon line? Is Miller going to say that everyone south of this line is supposedly of Mexican heritage and thus, wants to deport all of them? Point is, Miller is going to find another victim, and when that doesn't work, he'll find another, etc.

Perhaps if you're going to say anything, you might first look at a map and study it, but I know that this would be too much work for you and would interfere with your duties in writing the rump manifesto on how to be a bigot and get elected president! E.g., first step, get in bed w/ Russians, second step, get lots of Russian money, third step, ...

anarch

(6,535 posts)
8. well, as a Texas resident, I'd actually be OK with a border wall...
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 02:18 PM
Jan 2019

As long as it's at the Oklahoma border, and the orange fuckstick isn't allowed to set foot on the south side of it.

SWBTATTReg

(22,144 posts)
9. Ah! I'm from OK. I'd like the wall around the WH instead!! Also, impose a news blackout in DC ...
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 02:19 PM
Jan 2019

that surrounds the entire WH area, w/ nothing allowed in or out!!

anarch

(6,535 posts)
14. heh...well, there is a wall (or at least a tall fence) around the WH
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 02:28 PM
Jan 2019

Maybe if enough people, like actual millions of us, marched on DC, surrounded the WH, refuse to let the dipshit emerge, and refused to leave until the odious items are removed....

anarch

(6,535 posts)
11. hey that's great; we should agree to build a wall "like they have in San Antonio"
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 02:23 PM
Jan 2019

Of course I realize the actual wall, or anything else anybody agrees to, etc., isn't the actual point...much like the comment with respect to the separation of families, where "the cruelty is the point," in this case the chaos is the point.

Maybe somehow all of this will help the apathetic non-voters of the nation wake up; I fear it's too late at this point to actually save the country as we used to know it, but maybe we can pick up the pieces and rebuild something more progressive, if enough people keep caring.

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)
17. By wall, maybe he meant water...
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 02:32 PM
Jan 2019

The Gulf of Mexico is closer to San Antonio than the border if memory serves.

Or maybe it's the wall of Alamo.

Maybe he thought the folks guarding Ft. Sam Houston were on a border.

Shit, I give up.

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