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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSean Spicer clashes with press over definition of a wall
Source: The Guardian
Sean Spicer clashes with press over definition of a wall
White House press secretary faces challenge from journalists
over whether images showed walls or fences as he insists Trump
is fulfilling his promise
David Smith in Washington
Wednesday 3 May 2017 22.58 BST
When is a wall not a wall? When its a fence.
That was the question on many minds on Wednesday when Sean Spicer, the accident-prone White House press secretary, gave a presentation on border security with the aid of TV screens.
This is what exists right now throughout our country, he declared, gesturing towards four images of ageing, flimsy defences. You see a place where cars can literally create little things and drive over. Youve got places that can get burrowed under. That one theyve created. That one doesnt seem to be effective at keeping people in it.
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The spending bill agreed by Congress until the end of September would allocate an additional $497.4m for procurement, construction and improvements, of which $341.2m is to replace about 40 miles of border fencing along the southwest border.
Spicer said: We have a porous border right now with broken fences, things that can be cut through, places that can just literally be driven over. And to replace this with a 20ft high bollard wall will protect our country, something that the DHS [Department of Homeland Security] has designated the most effective way to do this. So thats what we got out of this bill.
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White House press secretary faces challenge from journalists
over whether images showed walls or fences as he insists Trump
is fulfilling his promise
David Smith in Washington
Wednesday 3 May 2017 22.58 BST
When is a wall not a wall? When its a fence.
That was the question on many minds on Wednesday when Sean Spicer, the accident-prone White House press secretary, gave a presentation on border security with the aid of TV screens.
This is what exists right now throughout our country, he declared, gesturing towards four images of ageing, flimsy defences. You see a place where cars can literally create little things and drive over. Youve got places that can get burrowed under. That one theyve created. That one doesnt seem to be effective at keeping people in it.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
The spending bill agreed by Congress until the end of September would allocate an additional $497.4m for procurement, construction and improvements, of which $341.2m is to replace about 40 miles of border fencing along the southwest border.
Spicer said: We have a porous border right now with broken fences, things that can be cut through, places that can just literally be driven over. And to replace this with a 20ft high bollard wall will protect our country, something that the DHS [Department of Homeland Security] has designated the most effective way to do this. So thats what we got out of this bill.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/03/sean-spicer-border-wall-fence
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Sean Spicer clashes with press over definition of a wall (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2017
OP
Wasn't the "journalist" who was arguing about this from Breitbart's propaganda outfit?
LonePirate
May 2017
#2
pkdu
(3,977 posts)1. This guy has serious verbal diarrhea
You see a place where cars can literally create little things and drive over...
What was he even trying to say?
LonePirate
(13,417 posts)2. Wasn't the "journalist" who was arguing about this from Breitbart's propaganda outfit?
Eugene
(61,874 posts)4. NBC showed a clip of Spicer tangling with Kristen Welker.
Sparkly
(24,149 posts)3. Somebody needs to tell them about the invention of airplanes.
"We have a porous border right now with broken fences, things that can be cut through, places that can just literally be driven over. And to replace this with a 20ft high bollard wall will protect our country..."
(Not to mention shovels and ladders.)
Gothmog
(145,168 posts)5. Spicy is fun to laugh at