Trump tells reporters border wall is ‘wired’, immediately after army general asks him not to discuss in public
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Trump tells reporters border wall is ‘wired’, immediately after army general asks him not to discuss in public
Donald Trump touted the robust construction of his border fence on a visit to southern California , but risked the ire of one of his top generals by revealing the barrier would be “wired” to detect attempts to breach it.
Flanked by engineers and the border patrol commissioner, the president talked up the steel-and-concrete fence’s technological elements during a press conference in San Diego.
He said: “They’re wired, so that we will know if somebody is trying to break through.”
Turning to Lt Gen Todd Semonite, chief of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Mr Trump added: “You may want to discuss that a little bit, general.”
But he was told: “Sir, there could be some merit in not discussing it.”
To nervous laughter from officials, Mr Trump continued: “Ok. I like that. That was a great answer. I’ll just tell you they’re wired, ok? They’re wired. They’re technologically very advanced, all set up for cameras any place we want.
“They’re all wired out for drone technology. Anything you want, we have.”
The fence posts themselves are steel tubes, filled with concrete and rebar and topped with flat panels. ”It’s the Rolls-Royce version,” Mr Trump said.
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He said: “They’re wired, so that we will know if somebody is trying to break through.”
Turning to Lt Gen Todd Semonite, chief of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Mr Trump added: “You may want to discuss that a little bit, general.”
But he was told: “Sir, there could be some merit in not discussing it.”
To nervous laughter from officials, Mr Trump continued: “Ok. I like that. That was a great answer. I’ll just tell you they’re wired, ok? They’re wired. They’re technologically very advanced, all set up for cameras any place we want.
“They’re all wired out for drone technology. Anything you want, we have.”
Fucking idiot.
Then I guess everyone who ever put a warning sign on an electric fence is an idiot, too. Apparently, you'd rather just see people walk up to the thing and get shocked.
Good thing the Army falls under his command and he is the Commander in Chief.
The 'president is a fucking moron and is more the like the shitstain in chief.
It's moronic to go against what advisers tell him, including the military. But we know that no one can tell that fucking moron anything because he knows EVERYTHING, NOT.
What do you know about it? You don't think a president ever disregarded the advice of a general?
It is in name only. He is not fit to be anything related to the military as he was a draft dodger.
So Mr. Clinton wasn't fit...........and Mr. Biden should just drop out now?
"Mr. Biden never served in the military. He received 5 draft deferments during the Vietnam War."
They are progressive leftist liberal Democrats. They get a free pass....
Since when?
Pretty much started for real in 2008 when President Obama got elected the first time, but I know you will deny this.
funny thing... presidents do not answer to generals.
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yepp. thinking a president answers to a general is kind of stupid.
no doubt
God forbid he takes advice from an expert.
An expert in what? He supervised the building of a fence.
an expert? LOL
most experts are just highly paid morons with opinions.
every expert said trump would never win in 2016
how'd that work out?
"experts," they say... LOL
too funny
hint: for every expert that says do one thing. you can find another expert who says the opposite.
the word "expert is seriously over-rated.
cheers
That could be. I just figure it can't possibly matter.
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funnier thing......presidents do not usually give out national security secrets and make promises to adversaries that are not in US national interests.
presidents decide what is a national security secret and what is not.
I hope you don't think a vague reference that a fence is "wired" constitutes a "national security secret."
And you think Trump is qualified to determine such a thing? I would have gone to my grave thinking you were smarter than that.
the only requirement to be qualified to determine such a thing is being president of these united states.
amazing how the left likes to forget that... LOL
cheers
When you're the boss, you can have lots of people to give you advice. However, because you're the boss, you still get to make the decisions.
Personally, I am all for Trump filling people's heads with mysterious thoughts about the devastating technology in our border wall. It will just discourage even more people from trying to get across.
Or raise their morbid curiosity as to whether it's true or not. "Curiosity killed el gato".
That does work, just the impression is effective. I used to do this while hunting raccoon, the group of us would come to a wire fence, I would touch the fence and immediately recoil and curse as if shocked, no one would cross it even after I went ahead and crossed myself.
Where'd you get that from, Jurassic Park?
Wow, so original.
Yeah, I was a bit humbled that Steven was able to work that into a movie after watching me do that while hunting with us in the 80's./s
The 'president's' head is full of mysterious thoughts and shit and insane rantings.
Well this is a shocking development...
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
Sometimes it feels like Groundhog Day here on NT.
I agree 100%. Ever since January 20th 2017 it has been nothing but , But...But....But Trump, with hardly anything to bitch about but feelings.
Here is hoping it carries Democrat's thru the 2020 elections.
That's exactly who trump wants to immigrate !
Bored? Not enough action on your Michelle Obama has a penis thread or other nonsense?
Those teens have more sense than most adults, especially the climate change deniers here on Newstalkers and elsewhere.
I watched that young lady on Trevor Noah last night. She says people are arguing about it here.
Where she comes from, they are not arguing about it, they know it's happening. They're not idiots.
Aww, guess I'll have to go check in with BF's dick thread again, give him a little boost. Must be a little tweaked at the whistleblower clusterfuck.
See I can't flag anymore so now the usual offenders are really doubling down on the nonsense memes and nonsense. Not that much was done about it before anyway.
The nonsense meme perpetrators and the like are being allowed to run amok and I'm sure someone will close the thread soon because certain moderators are allowing them to get away with it.
It's not false. All the complaints against the turd in chief are true.
Your flagging abilities were taken away?????
The next thing to go will be your ability to seed. Hard to moderate a seed when you can't flag anybody
Yup, until October 30th I think.
Like I said, certain folks will overrun the seed with their nonsense and nonsense memes and they'll lock it down while I have no control over my own seed.
And I'm up for suspension also because certain posters are able to say whatever the hell they please and I'm not allowed to respond in kind.
The lunatics are taking over the asylum.
I think a certain someone or somebodies want to chase you out of here
Yes, I have a fan club here and I'm not flattered.
Like deja vu all over again and again and again...
Noticed if you read the transcript of the article provided, the title is misleading. Instead of "Trump tells reporters border wall is ‘wired’, immediately after army general asks him not to discuss in public" it should read
Trump tells reporters border wall is ‘wired’, immediately after, army general asks him not to discuss in public
Note the comma (for our liberal friends that indicates a short pause) between after and army. And that is what occurred.
"Turning to Lt Gen Todd Semonite, chief of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Mr Trump added: “You may want to discuss that a little bit, general.”
But he was told: “Sir, there could be some merit in not discussing it.”
Original headline seems to indicate that the chief told him ahead of his original statement to not discuss it when indeed, (and he didn't ask him not to, just that there could be some merit in not discussing it) the statement by Mr. Trump was already out there.
That's the exact title I copied from Yahoo.
Go tell the moderators then. I'm sure you already have.
I know that is the exact title. I read the link. I wasn't pointing the finger at you I was saying the original post OF the article was misleading. And no I haven't said shit to the moderators. There is no need. My comment wasn't directed at you. I'm not as vindictive as some who don't like to be proven wrong.
Riiiiiggghhhhhtttttttt
I've got work in the real world to do.
Toodles.