Post by archie on Oct 10, 2024 1:58:24 GMT
How Much of Trump’s Border Wall Was Built? - U.S. News & World …
WEBFeb 7, 2022 · Before Biden stopped new construction on the wall, the Trump administration had built 458 miles of what it dubbed “border wall system,” according to final figures …
Just hours after President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, he signed a handful of executive orders fulfilling campaign promises and signaling the priorities of his fledgling administration.
Among them: an order to immediately halt construction on former President Donald Trump’s signature border wall.
Trump’s signature promise to build a barrier along the southwest border of the U.S. propelled him to victory in 2016, and his administration during his term appropriated some $15 billion for its construction – a big chunk of which was taken from the Defense Department’s budget after Congress refused to meet the administration’s funding demands, prompting a lengthy government shutdown.