Trump Meets Press, Asks Border Patrol to Explain Need for Wall

Trump Meets Press, Asks Border Patrol to Explain Need for Wall
President Donald Trump addresses the press in the White House briefing room in Washington on Jan. 3, 2019. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
Charlotte Cuthbertson
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump took to the White House briefing room to address the media about border security on Jan. 3—the first time he has spoken from that podium.

“You can call it a barrier, you can call it whatever you want, but essentially, we need protection in our country,” he said. “I have never had so much support as I have over the last week over my stance for border security, for border control, and for, frankly, the wall or the barrier.”

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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