Remarks by President Trump in Roundtable on Border Security | Eastern North Carolina Now

    So I hope that the Democrats get together and work on a problem that is truly - it's compassion, it's everything. It's also national security, just like it's a foreign country, it's a foreign world. In many cases, it is a foreign country. We're under attack in a certain way. And we're certainly under attack by criminal gangs, by criminals themselves, by the human traffickers, and by drugs of all kinds. Much of it comes through the southern border.

    And if we can do a really great job - and we will - of putting up the barriers, putting up the walls, putting up the fences, putting up everything that we have planned; fixing what's good, but isn't working so well anymore because it's decrepit, it's old, it's torn up from years of abuse and all of the things that happen - we will have done a great service.

    And you know, somebody was saying that moving the embassy to Jerusalem - I got it done. Every President talked about it for many, many years - for decades. They talked about it. They campaigned on it. In every instance, they campaigned on it, they never got it done. Same thing here. Same exact thing. I got that done, and we're going to get this done too.


    And this is really the defense of our country. And this is compassion, Pastor, very much so. It's compassion. It's compassion for our people. And we don't want to have situations like Reggie had and his family, where he lost a brother who was special. Or like Marie had with your son who was - I mean, they still talk about your son as being such a great young man. We don't want that. We don't want that.

    So we're working very hard. We're going to get it done. We are really on the right side of an issue. And I think actually - I know you don't see it yet, but I have feel about things. I think the other side is starting to get it. I may be wrong, but I really believe the other side is starting to understand what's going on. They're on the wrong side of a very important issue. We're going to have it taken care of.

    I want to thank everybody. And you're right, John, the mayors and all the representatives have done such a great job. And some of you I know. I'm sure I'll get to know the rest of you.

    But especially, I want to thank Marie and I want to thank Reggie for being here. And I want to thank all of the people - Border Patrol. Brandon, thank you very much. Border Patrol, ICE, and law enforcement for being here. We are with you 1,000 percent. Thank you. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much everybody. Thank you.

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