‘I will get it built,’ Trump tells Congress of border wall

US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2019. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to get his disputed border wall built despite Democratic opposition, even as he urged Congress to “work together” and forge a deal on border security.

“I’ll get it built,” Trump said in his State of the Union speech.

“Simply put, walls work and walls save lives. So let’s work together, compromise, and reach a deal that will truly make America safe,” he said, just 10 days before a deadline for Congress to reach a bipartisan agreement on funding for border security.

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