'Is Mexico Paying For It?': Tom Homan Questioned About Border Wall

At a White House press briefing, Border Czar Tom Homan was questioned about the border wall.

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00:00than Joe Biden.

00:01That's right.

00:02Caroline.

00:03Sure, go ahead.

00:04Mr. Homan, talking about the border wall,

00:07can you give us an update as far as how many miles are being built today?

00:11And is Mexico paying for it, as the president said that we're going to?

00:16Well, first of all, I'll answer that question,

00:18because I already answered it in my opening remarks.

00:20To date, since January 1st, there's been more than 85 miles of new border wall construction

00:25in various stages of that construction and planning.

00:28The president has made it clear to Congress that we want to see more funding

00:33for not just border wall construction, but also to support our ICE agents

00:38and our Border Patrol agents who are on the ground facilitating with this mass deportation effort.

00:42So he's clear that Mexico is not going to pay for it?

00:45Is that what you're saying?

00:46Let's address that.

00:48Trump said Mexico won't pay for the wall.

00:50They have in a roundabout way, have they not?

00:52Putting 10,000 military on the northern and southern border,

00:55taking the action they did to remain in Mexico.

00:57They didn't have to do that.

00:58They're doing it, putting military on the southern border,

01:00have moved illegal immigration to a record low.

01:03We're saving millions of dollars every day on detention, transportation, removal proceedings.

01:10We've more than made up for the cost of that wall because of the actions of Mexico.

01:14So is Mexico helping build that wall?

01:15Yeah, because we're saving so much money, millions of dollars a day,

01:19that we can afford to build that wall.

01:21So actually, yes, they're helping to build the wall.

01:22John Huffer.

01:24John Huffer.