Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-to-speak-at-law-enforcement-conference Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Trump tells law enforcement conference that border wall is ‘on its way’ Politics Updated on Feb 13, 2019 5:37 PM EDT — Published on Feb 13, 2019 2:07 PM EDT President Donald Trump says the wall he envisions in some places along the southern border would be harder to scale than Mount Everest. Even by Trump standards of exaggeration, that’s a huge leap. The estimated height for some proposed barriers runs as high as 30 feet. Mount Everest stands nearly 30,000 feet high. Trump made the claim during a speech Wednesday to a conference of the Major County Sheriffs and Major Cities Chiefs Association. He says the wall is “very, very on its way” and says people will have to be in extremely good physical shape to scale it. He says migrants trying to cross illegally “would be able to climb Mount Everest a lot easier.” READ MORE: How Trump has already changed immigration policy We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now
President Donald Trump says the wall he envisions in some places along the southern border would be harder to scale than Mount Everest. Even by Trump standards of exaggeration, that’s a huge leap. The estimated height for some proposed barriers runs as high as 30 feet. Mount Everest stands nearly 30,000 feet high. Trump made the claim during a speech Wednesday to a conference of the Major County Sheriffs and Major Cities Chiefs Association. He says the wall is “very, very on its way” and says people will have to be in extremely good physical shape to scale it. He says migrants trying to cross illegally “would be able to climb Mount Everest a lot easier.” READ MORE: How Trump has already changed immigration policy We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now