Trump claims border wall will actually save money

Published December 3, 2018 2:24pm ET



President Trump says building the $5 billion border wall will save the U.S. billions.

The president, however, warned Monday that even absent Democratic votes in Congress to fund the construction of a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, he’s willing to close the border to stop illegal immigration from the south.

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