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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 14 March 2018

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Trump views designs for border wall while bashing California

than Trump in California — nation’s busiest border President Vladimir Putin,
the president vowed that crossing, where protest- who has a seemingly close
“very soon we’re going ers chanted, “No ban! No relationship with Trump.
to Mars” and the nation wall!” as honking cars and “I don’t think it’s really fair
would not be seeking to buses cheered them on. how he has the choice to
explore the red planet had Protests were also held on separate us,” said Gonza-
his opponent won. the Mexican side, in Tijua- lez, a dual citizen who lives
Trump was later attending na. in Tijuana and crosses the
a high-dollar fundraiser in At San Ysidro, Jose Gon- border daily to work at a
Los Angeles, where he’ll zalez, 21, stopped to snap San Diego ramen restau-
stay overnight. a photo of the protesters rant.
Demonstrations were held holding signs, including Army veteran Mark Prieto,
at the San Ysidro port of one that read: “Wall off Pu- 48, shook his head as he
entry in San Diego, the tin!” in reference to Russian walked by the protest.q

President Donald Trump speaks during a tour as he reviews bor-
der wall prototypes, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in San Diego, as
Rodney Scott, the Border Patrol’s San Diego sector chief, listens.
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By JULIE WATSON agents detain immigrants
JILL COLVIN in the U.S. illegally.
Associated Press The president renewed his
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Presi- criticism of Democratic
dent Donald Trump on Gov. Jerry Brown, saying
Tuesday eagerly inspected Tuesday that he was pre-
eight towering prototypes siding over sky-high tax
for his long-sought wall at rates and that the state’s
the U.S.-Mexico border sanctuary policies “put the
and accused California of entire nation at risk.”
putting “the entire nation “They’re the best friend of
at risk” by refusing to take the criminal,” Trump said.
tough action against illegal “That’s what exactly is hap-
immigration. pening. The criminals take
Trump, making his first trip to refuge in these sanctuary
California as president, said cities and it’s very danger-
he preferred a fully con- ous for our police and en-
crete wall because it was forcement folks.”
the hardest to climb, but The Justice Department last
he noted that it needed week sued to block a trio
to be see-through. He said of California laws designed
the first thing he noticed on to protect people living in
the drive to the border was the U.S. illegally. Brown ac-
the patched-up holes in cused U.S. Attorney Gen-
part of the existing fence. eral Jeff Sessions of “going
“We have a lousy wall to war” with California to
over here now, but at least appease Trump.
it stops 90, 95 percent,” After leaving the border,
Trump said. “When we put Trump basked in the cheers
up the real wall, we’re go- of U.S. Marines in Miramar,
ing to stop 99 percent. pointing to his work to build
Maybe more than that.” up the nation’s military. He
Trump’s visit was greeted also suggested there may
with peaceful protests by someday be a “space
demonstrators both for force” fighting along-
and against his planned side the nation’s military
wall. The trip came amid branches.
an escalating battle be- Referencing his 2016 cam-
tween his administration paign showdown against
and the liberal state, which Hillary Clinton — who re-
has refused to help federal ceived 4 million more votes