# Trump says build a wall in Africa to keep out migrants
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626
**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [September 20, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626 "2018-09-20T12:33:17Z")
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### Author:  [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/1 "2018-09-20T12:33:17Z")
I guess Mexico can pay for this one too
> **[Spanish foreign minister claims Trump told him to build wall across the...](https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/politics/trump-spain-sahara-wall-intl/index.html)**
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> Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell claims that US President Donald Trump suggested Spain should build a wall across the Sahara desert to deal with the issue of migration from Africa.
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/2 "2018-09-20T13:04:47Z")
What is dumber?
That he thinks that Spain is in Africa? (well, there are two small enclaves on the north coast of Africa)
That he thinks that the wall would be shorter than the US-Mexico border?
That he thinks Spain has the right to build a wall in foreign lands?
That he thinks a Saharan wall would be more of a barrier than the desert itself?
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### Author:  [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/3 "2018-09-20T13:33:03Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#):
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> What is dumber?
> That he thinks that Spain is in Africa? (well, there are two small enclaves on the north coast of Africa)
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> That he thinks that the wall would be shorter than the US-Mexico border?
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> That he thinks Spain has the right to build a wall in foreign lands?
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> That he thinks a Saharan wall would be more of a barrier than the desert itself?
all of them are equally dumb
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/4 "2018-09-20T13:38:42Z")
Or that he thinks that ladder technology is unknown in sub-Saharan Africa?
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### Author:  [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/5 "2018-09-20T13:39:49Z")
next thing is he will suggest those giant sand worms that eat people from the movie Dune , probably cheaper than the wall
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### Author:  [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/6 "2018-09-20T14:38:31Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#):
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> I guess Mexico can pay for this one too
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> [https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/politics/trump-spain-sahara-wall-intl/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/politics/trump-spain-sahara-wall-intl/index.html)
No, someone _claimed_ that he said that. The claim has not been substantiated.
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/7 "2018-09-20T14:41:41Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#):
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> No, someone _claimed_ that he said that. The claim has not been substantiated.
I would the word of virtually anyone on the planet above Lyin’ 46 Minus One.
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### Author:  [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/8 "2018-09-20T14:45:08Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#):
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> No, someone _claimed_ that he said that. The claim has not been substantiated.
that guy in Spain is probably a commie pinko bleeding heart Bernie Sanders supporter!
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### Author:  [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/9 "2018-09-20T15:05:10Z")
Uf, Borrell is actually a member of long standing of the Socialist Party, so by US standards he’s to the left of Sanders. This is his third round as Minister, having previously been Minister of Infrastructure, Transportation and the Environment twice under Felipe González. Probably even believes that global warming is bad, with that personal history.
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### Author:  [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_wuzzy)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/10 "2018-09-20T15:46:11Z")
Fake news most likely. If it was said it was said in jest. I’m reminded of the Bush haters who honestly thought George W said " the trouble with the French is that they don’t have a word for entrepreneur". That Bush quote, similar to the Trump one, should not have passed the sniff test.
Edit; the Bush quote came from Shirley Williams, a well respected former government minister who claimed she heard the quote second hand. It turns out former ministers are capable of lying in order to score political points(or in Williams’ case for comedic effect at a party rally).
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### Author:  [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/11 "2018-09-20T15:57:13Z")
Trump says enough dumb stuff on a daily basis not sure why anyone would need to make something up to make him look bad.
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### Author:  [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/12 "2018-09-20T16:11:17Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#):
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> Trump says enough dumb stuff on a daily basis not sure why anyone would need to make something up to make him look bad.
This.
He just released a video where he talks about how this hurricane has been the wettest in terms of water. This is a pre-recorded video where they could have edited that out to make him appear a bit less of a moron. But they kept it in. For people to think this is fake news rather than Trump being his typical moron-self makes my laugh.
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### Author:  [@Sinaptics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinaptics)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/13 "2018-09-20T16:20:02Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#):
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> next thing is he will suggest those giant sand worms that eat people from the movie Dune , probably cheaper than the wall
Beetlejuice, maybe. I doubt he’s ever seen or read (Ha!) Dune.
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### Author:  [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/14 "2018-09-20T16:29:15Z")
It sounds like the Minister was making a joke - the article notes he imitated Trump’s voice in the telling. And no, I’m not defending Trump. That’s just what it sounds like to me.
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### Author:  [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/15 "2018-09-20T16:59:58Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#):
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> I guess Mexico can pay for this one too
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> [https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/politics/trump-spain-sahara-wall-intl/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/politics/trump-spain-sahara-wall-intl/index.html)
Trump reminding the world of his genius. he’s still begging congress to fund the failed American wall project that Mexico is going to pay for.
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/16 "2018-09-20T17:06:28Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#):
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> Trump says enough dumb stuff on a daily basis not sure why anyone would need to make something up to make him look bad.
If Trump’s always saying made up stuff that makes him look bad, why can’t the rest of us do it?
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### Author:  [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/17 "2018-09-20T21:22:32Z")
Trump visited a hurricane victim in NC who had a boat washed up on his land. Trump asked the guy if it was his boat and the guy said no. Trump said “at least you got a nice boat out of this”
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### Author:  [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2018, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/18 "2018-09-21T11:31:21Z")
There’s [already a wall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Western_Sahara_Wall) right across what used to be called Spanish Sahara and is now known as Western Sahara!
But I doubt that’s anything to do with what he was suggesting.
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/19 "2018-09-21T17:35:49Z")
You have to concede how difficult it must be for Trump supporters. Reports come out that Trump said something stupid. Do they deny the reports and claim that a genius like Trump would never say anything that stupid? Or do they proudly embrace the idea and claim that the rest of us don’t understand how brilliant Trump is for having said it? Sure, they know they’re going to be called on for denial, but they’re not sure what it is they’re supposed to be denying.
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### Author:  [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-build-a-wall-in-africa-to-keep-out-migrants/821626/20 "2018-09-21T17:53:53Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> You have to concede how difficult it must be for Trump supporters. Reports come out that Trump said something stupid. Do they deny the reports and claim that a genius like Trump would never say anything that stupid? Or do they proudly embrace the idea and claim that the rest of us don’t understand how brilliant Trump is for having said it?
You’re leaving one out— the reliable fallback when every other excuse fails.
> [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](#):
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> If it was said it was said in jest.
_There_ we go!
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