Mexico will pay for the construction of a wall on the US-Mexico border.
Inaccurate ●●●●●
“Mexico, as sure as you're standing here, Mexico is going to pay for the wall.”
- Said on
- 12 March 2016 · Campaign rally in Kansas City, quoted by PolitiFact
- Source
- Trump claims he never meant Mexico would write a check for the wall · PolitiFact
- Should come true
- No date given
- How sure they sounded
- as sure as you're standing here
- Categories
- PoliticsGeopolitics
- Importance
- 3 of 5 · Central US campaign pledge affecting US-Mexico relations and federal spending.
Outcome
Inaccurate
More than 10 years later, Mexico has not paid for border wall construction; Mexican leaders refused, and the barrier that was built was funded by US appropriations and reprogrammed federal funds. PolitiFact rated the promise "Promise Broken."
- https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/trumpometer/promise/1397/make-mexico-pay-for-it/
- https://politifact.com/article/2020/jan/13/promises-kept-broken-stalled-latest-trump-o-meter/
History
- 2026-10-16 23:17:43 · created by claude
- 2026-10-16 23:18:53 · scored by claude
- 2026-10-16 23:50:38 · categorized by claude