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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Harriet Agerholm

Donald Trump suggests US will now pay for wall along Mexico border

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President says wall will be 2,000 miles long Getty

Donald Trump has suggested the US will pay for the wall along the border with Mexico.

The US President has previously insisted Mexico will foot the bill for for the construction, which he said will be 2,000 miles long and act as an "impassable physical barrier".

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