Donald Trump urged Spain to 'build the wall' – across the Sahara

Spanish foreign minister says US president advised tactic to stem migration across the Med

Sam Jones in Madrid

The Guardian

 

Donald Trump suggested the Spanish government tackled the Mediterranean migration crisis by emulating one of his most famous policies and building a wall across the Sahara desert, the country’s foreign minister has revealed.

 

According to Josep Borrell, the US president brushed off the scepticism of Spanish diplomats – who pointed out that the Sahara stretched for 3,000 miles – saying: “The Sahara border can’t be bigger than our border with Mexico.”

 

Trump wooed voters in the 2016 election with his promise to build a “big, beautiful wall” across the US/Mexico border, which is roughly 2,000 miles long.

 

Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/19/donald-trump-urged-spain-to-build-the-wall-across-the-sahara

 

-- The Guardian 2018-2018-09-21

Heh, great idea Donald. And get the neighboring countries that are being blocked out to pay for it (like you did with Mexico and your wall). ROTFFL

"Our border is bigger than your border". How old is he? 

 

Spain doesn't have a border with the Sahara. Has he ever looked at a map?

Edited September 20, 20187 yr by Spidey

He doesn't look at maps or listen to his administration, just mouths off without thinking. Thus, looks like the fool he is to the rest of the world.

 

November 6 is coming real soon .... real soon! (last words repeated for effect, just like Donald does).

And half of all Americans nod in agreement.

What a concrete, 10 meter tall 1d1ot!

2 hours ago, Spidey said:

"Our border is bigger than your border". How old is he? 

 

Spain doesn't have a border with the Sahara. Has he ever looked at a map?

Spain does have a couple of small enclaves in North Africa, Melilla and Cueta, but whether they count as the Sahara is a matter of opinion.

Edited September 20, 20187 yr by edwinchester

2 hours ago, Spidey said:

"Our border is bigger than your border". How old is he? 

 

Spain doesn't have a border with the Sahara. Has he ever looked at a map?

Many times but he still can not figure what is top or bottom

27 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

Spain does have a couple of small enclaves in North Africa, Melilla and Cueta, but whether they count as the Sahara is a matter of opinion.

Melilla and Ceuta are both very small enclaves on the Mediterranean coast. Hundreds of miles from the Sahara.

6 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

"The Dems however are having a really hard time coming up with someone to run against him."  What does this even mean. The 2018 elections haven't even been held yet. Just fake news.

There is no "news" in my post, fake or otherwise, merely conversation.

Just for your enlightenment, US campaigning usually starts about 2 years out from elections.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Donald Trump urged Spain to 'build the wall' – across the Sahara

North to South

More diarrhea from the sinile orange clown.

How did he manage to graduate with his lack of geography knowledge?

 

At least he is entertaining.

Edited September 21, 20187 yr by tomacht8

1 hour ago, Spidey said:

1 hour ago, edwinchester said:

Spain does have a couple of small enclaves in North Africa, Melilla and Cueta, but whether they count as the Sahara is a matter of opinion.

Melilla and Ceuta are both very small enclaves on the Mediterranean coast. Hundreds of miles from the Sahara.

Even if there was an impractical wall built (wiki says it's 4,800km) I'm sure it wouldn't last long.

 

When I went across the Sahara more than thirty years ago, the route we took was marked every kilometre or so by strobe lamps on tall metal poles. They were supposed to work at night, the batteries buried at the base of the pole were charged by a solar panel located on the top of the pole.

None of them worked though, as the 'locals' realised very quickly they could dig up the batteries and sell them.

They would probably dismantle the wall too and sell pieces of it for scrap.

 

Edited September 21, 20187 yr by bluesofa

Daddy bought his graduation. Same as he coached him on the bone spurs.

5 hours ago, Spidey said:

"Our border is bigger than your border". How old is he? 

 

Spain doesn't have a border with the Sahara. Has he ever looked at a map?

 

I think it was lost in translation, and he meant "build a huge wall of hotels and condos starting at Malaga, and keep those Brits out but make them pay for it with Sangria".

Okay...let's pause here!

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He has obviously no clue, how big (or in his words "hiusch") the Sahara is!

He has obviously no clue, that Spain has no Sahara- border!

Or he thinks, the Sahara is just an empty plot of land, where Spain can just waltz in and build a wall!

He has obviously no clue about the - kinda- hostile work environment in the Sahara!

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But here comes the worst part: people look at this, as A #@$%^&* wall would be a solution to ANYTHING!

?

Troll post reported and removed.  

5 hours ago, Spidey said:

"Our border is bigger than your border". How old is he? 

 

Spain doesn't have a border with the Sahara. Has he ever looked at a map?

He got hold of a sheet of sandpaper and thought that was a map of the Sahara.

5 hours ago, Spidey said:

"Our border is bigger than your border". How old is he? 

 

Trump's understanding is in level of fifth or sixth grader - James Mattis, United States Secretary of Defense

 

3 hours ago, Spidey said:

Melilla and Ceuta are both very small enclaves on the Mediterranean coast. Hundreds of miles from the Sahara.

Melilla?  What has Trump's wife got to do with this?

8 minutes ago, alanrchase said:

3 hours ago, Spidey said:

Melilla and Ceuta are both very small enclaves on the Mediterranean coast. Hundreds of miles from the Sahara.

Melilla?  What has Trump's wife got to do with this?

And what's the size of her enclave got to do with it?

 

1 hour ago, neeray said:

Daddy bought his graduation. Same as he coached him on the bone spurs.

 

1 hour ago, DM07 said:

Okay...let's pause here!

...

...

...

He has obviously no clue, how big (or in his words "hiusch") the Sahara is!

He has obviously no clue, that Spain has no Sahara- border!

Or he thinks, the Sahara is just an empty plot of land, where Spain can just waltz in and build a wall!

He has obviously no clue about the - kinda- hostile work environment in the Sahara!

...

...

...

But here comes the worst part: people look at this, as A #@$%^&* wall would be a solution to ANYTHING!

?

 

6 hours ago, pegman said:

And half of all Americans nod in agreement.

Obviously you are clueless about the American electorate ?

But I do think one around Nigeria would benefit the whole world !

3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

But I do think one around Nigeria would benefit the whole world !

How is that?

5 minutes ago, oilinki said:

How is that?

Can we build a sound-proof wall around that really stupid question?

6 minutes ago, chippendale said:

Can we build a sound-proof wall around that really stupid question?

Oh. I wasn't aware we have a high intellectual among us.

7 hours ago, neeray said:

Heh, great idea Donald. And get the neighboring countries that are being blocked out to pay for it (like you did with Mexico and your wall). ROTFFL

Ask the Germans for help. They are experienced in building walls.

And half of all Americans nod in agreement.

Surely not half


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