President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE attacked the press for giving his administration “zero credit” for its work on a wall on the southern border in a tweet Monday evening.

“When we rip down and totally replace a badly broken and dilapidated Barrier on the Southern Border, something which cannot do the job, the Fake News Media gives us zero credit for building a new Wall. We have replaced many miles of old Barrier with powerful new Walls,” he wrote.

When we rip down and totally replace a badly broken and dilapidated Barrier on the Southern Border, something which cannot do the job, the Fake News Media gives us zero credit for building a new Wall. We have replaced many miles of old Barrier with powerful new Walls! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 22, 2019

On Saturday, the Washington Examiner published a story saying the Trump administration has not installed "a single mile of new wall in a previously fenceless part of the U.S.-Mexico border" since Trump took office, though it has reportedly received funding for 205 miles of barrier.

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The report came after U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that the fencing that has been completed since Trump took office was "in place of dilapidated designs."

In April, NBC News also reported that a section of the fencing on the southern border that was supposed to be the first piece of Trump’s border wall was actually part of a project approved during the Obama administration.

Conservative commentators slammed the president for the delay on one of his central promises, with Drudge Report, a site run by conservative Matt Drudge Matthew (Matt) Nathan DrudgeHillicon Valley: Oracle confirms deal with TikTok to be 'trusted technology provider' | QAnon spreads across globe, shadowing COVID-19 | VA hit by data breach impacting 46,000 veterans Trump tweets his people have all left Drudge Trump: Drudge no longer 'hot' MORE, sharing the Washington Examiner article with the title “NO NEW WALL AT ALL.”

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter Ann Hart CoulterFauci responds to 'mischievous' critics of photo at Nats game Conservatives mock Fauci on first pitch Lawsuit accuses ex-Fox host Ed Henry of rape MORE also shared the headline on Twitter, writing, "I guess @realDonaldTrump is too chicken to call @DRUDGE a wacky nutjob." Trump called Coulter a “wacky nut job” in March.

I guess @realDonaldTrump is too chicken to call @DRUDGE a wacky nutjob. pic.twitter.com/a5WApdv0dq — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) July 22, 2019

Administration officials told the Washington Examiner that the fencing replacing old barriers had fewer zoning requirements, and they accused Democratic lawmakers of holding up additional funding.