The White House says it is “not finishing” President Trump’s border wall after Homeland Security gave the go-ahead to complete unfinished sections of the barrier in Arizona.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre balked at the notion that President Biden is reversing course after vowing not to build “another foot” of the wall.
“We are not finishing the wall,” Ms. Jean-Pierre said Friday. “We are cleaning up the mess that the prior administration made. We are trying to save lives.”
More than 450 miles of barriers were built under Mr. Trump and Homeland Security had plans for nearly 300 additional miles, but Mr.