Trump: Netanyahu assured me this week Israel's wall is '99.9 percent successful'

President Trump said Thursday that, with debate raging in the United States over a southern border wall, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week offered him unprompted assurances that walls work, saying Israel’s barrier on the West Bank is all but impenetrable.

“Essential to border security is a powerful, physical barrier. Walls work, whether we like it or not. They work better than everything,” Trump said during a signing ceremony for the farm bill. “In Israel — 99.9 percent successful. Think of it. I spoke to Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister, two days ago. We were talking about it.”