President Trump said that in addition to border wall construction in New Mexico and Texas, “We’re building a wall in Colorado.”
Speaking in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Shale Insight Conference on Wednesday, Trump appeared to flub his geography when it comes to the U.S.-Mexico border.
“We’re building a wall on the border of New Mexico, and we’re building a wall in Colorado. We’re building a beautiful wall. A big one that really works, that you can’t get over, you can’t get under. And we’re building a wall in Texas,” Trump said. “We’re not building a wall in Kansas, but they get the benefit of the walls we just mentioned.”
“And we’re building a wall in Colorado…We’re building a beautiful wall…
We’re not building a wall in Kansas, but they get the benefit of the walls we just mentioned.”@realDonaldTrump says they’re building a border wall in Colorado. pic.twitter.com/8PUhMgvhRi
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 23, 2019
Following his remarks, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado tweeted, “Well this is awkward …Colorado doesn’t border Mexico. Good thing Colorado now offers free full day kindergarten so our kids can learn basic geography.”
Well this is awkward …Colorado doesn’t border Mexico. Good thing Colorado now offers free full day kindergarten so our kids can learn basic geography pic.twitter.com/bEXLDJYUku
— Jared Polis (@GovofCO) October 23, 2019
Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado tweeted out a video of him speaking on the House floor about the use of eminent domain to construct a border with the caption, “Let me repeat: There isn’t an elected leader from the state of Colorado who would support using eminent domain to steal the property of our farmers and ranchers to build a medieval wall.”
Let me repeat: There isn’t an elected leader from the state of Colorado who would support using eminent domain to steal the property of our farmers and ranchers to build a medieval wall. pic.twitter.com/2GAxAgIV5c
— Michael Bennet (@SenatorBennet) October 23, 2019
