Build the Wall
"Build the Wall" is an American political slogan that emerged from the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign. The slogan refers to a wall that Trump promised to build along the Mexico–United States border if elected. Trump further promised that Mexico would pay for the wall.
Contents
Origin
The slogan was first developed by campaign advisers Sam Nunberg and Roger Stone in summer 2014 as a memorable talking point Trump could use to tie his business experience as a builder and developer to his anti-immigration policy proposals.[1] The wall was first positively received by conservative activists in January 2015 at the Iowa Freedom Summit hosted by Citizens United and Steve King, as well as two days later on conservative morning show Fox & Friends.[2][3]
Chant
The idea of the wall became popular enough among Trump's supporters that chants of "Build the Wall" became common at Trump ralies.[4] After Trump won the 2016 election, reports emerged that the chant was being used by some children to bully their Latino classmates, and that the locations of these incidents were at least correlated with areas in which Trump received more votes.[5][6]
Policy
Once in office, Trump's administration has sought to build the wall (as an expansion of the existing barrier infrastructure) through Executive Order 13767 and the Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018. Conflict over these actions prompted shutdowns of the federal government in January 2018 and December 2018. In the second case, the House of Representatives did not provide $5.6 billion in funds Trump requested for the wall, citing a number of concerns and pointing out that Trump had promised Mexico would pay.[7][8] In turn, Trump refused to sign an appropriations bill that he and the Republican-controlled Senate had previously supported, leading to the shutdown. Trump then blamed the Democrats for the shutdown despite saying earlier in a televised meeting with Democratic leaders that he would take responsibility in such.[9][10]
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Erica Werner, Damian Paletta & Seung Min Kim, House Democrats vote to reopen government and deny Trump wall money, defying veto threat, Washington Post (January 3, 2019).
- ↑ Clare Foran & Ted Barrett, Mitch McConnell blocks Senate Democrats' move to reopen government, CNN (January 10, 2019).
