In other tweets, he signaled that he's in no mood to compromise. "The Wall is getting done one way or the other!" he vowed. He also said: "More troops being sent to the Southern Border to stop the attempted Invasion of Illegals.... With a Wall it would be soooo much easier and less expensive. Being Built!"
The saga of Trump's troubled plan to boost defenses along the Mexican border has seen politicians and the president maneuver repeatedly in search of the right terminology. Originally, Trump reveled in the word "wall," leading chants at rallies of "build the wall!"
But as Democrats in Congress pushed back, accusing Trump of demonizing immigrants and promoting "medieval" wall technology, he tried to soften the message, referring to "a barrier." Also, instead of a solid concrete structure, Trump began to emphasize that he was really asking for steel slats. "Artistically designed steel slats," he specified in December.