#border-wall
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Incompetence
Longest Government Shutdown in U.S. History
Trump shut down the federal government for 35 days — the longest in U.S. history — over border wall funding. 800,000 workers went unpaid. He reopened it without getting a single dollar for the wall.
Lies & Misinformation
"Mexico Will Pay for the Wall" — They Never Did
Trump's signature campaign promise — that Mexico would pay for a border wall — was never fulfilled. Mexico never paid a cent. Instead, Trump diverted $16+ billion in American taxpayer and military construction funds.