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As the border wall saga in the White House continues, President Trump confused people when he cited San Antonio, Texas as an example of a city where a border wall functioned despite the fact that there was never a wall.
While commenting on the continuing partial government shutdown, the US president said on Saturday:
Everybody knows that walls work.
You look at different places they put up a wall, no problem.
Look at San Antonio. You look at so many different places.
They go from one of the most unsafe cities in the county to one of the safest cities, immediately, immediately.
Trump cites San Antonio as an example of a city where a border wall has worked. It’s located 150 miles north of Mex… https://t.co/ZPpGObmpmC— Adam Best (@Adam Best) 1547917453
But a quick Google search will reveal that, while San Antonio is often known as one of the most welcoming and safe cities in Texas, there are no walls barring anyone.
It's also probably important to mention that the city remains 150 miles from the Mexican border, and the effectiveness of a wall surrounding it remains unclear.
And he is definitely not referring to the Alamo walls which did exist in San Antonio during the 18th century, but were torn down and burned by the Mexican army in the Battle of Alamo in 1836...
Meanwhile, locals expressed their confusion on social media.
@adamcbest I bet he said San Antonio because that is the one city he knows which sounds Latino enough to be close t… https://t.co/qzL8cwqnjA— Dr.Aditi (@Dr.Aditi) 1547918286
@idnac4u @adamcbest @realDonaldTrump I’ve got the best maps. I looked at my best map, and San Antonio is literally… https://t.co/irkBmAs1iw— Secret Identity Here (@Secret Identity Here) 1547930448
@adamcbest For the love of God.... can SOMEONE please get @realDonaldTrump a map? His shocking level of ignorance… https://t.co/gFmYrL9vya— Shopgirl 🇺🇸🗣☮️ (@Shopgirl 🇺🇸🗣☮️) 1547921728
@idnac4u @adamcbest @realDonaldTrump Trump reading a map? I'd watch that movie. And I'd stick around for the post-… https://t.co/BfT2gTlIXx— David Windhorst (@David Windhorst) 1547957063
@adamcbest I lived in San Antonio for six years and explored every inch of that city - there is no freaking wall in… https://t.co/qZeTcI2esd— J.J. (@J.J.) 1547918227
While the city's mayor Ron Nirnberg confirmed that San Antonio is one of the safest cities in the country, with a crime rate that is at a 30-year low, he made no comment about Trump's claims and the the city’s wall. Probably because there isn’t one.
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