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3:23 p.m.: Trump touts his visit to San Diego, calls on Congress to fund the wall

Moments after leaving San Diego, Trump called on Congress to fund the border wall and bar federal grants to sanctuary jurisdictions.

2:40 p.m.: Air Force One departs to Los Angeles

Ten minutes ahead of schedule, Trump goes aboard Air Force One departing to Los Angeles where he is expected to attend a fundraiser.


2:35 p.m.: Gov. Jerry Brown responds to Trump

“Thanks for the shout-out,” Brown tweeted at Trump, responding to criticism the president said earlier about the California governor.

Earlier in the day during his visit to San Diego, Trump criticized Gov. Jerry Brown for doing “a very poor job at running California.”

2:25 p.m.: Trump wraps up remarks at Miramar Air Station

2:15 p.m.: Trump calls for a “space force”

At Miramar, Trump talked about building a bigger and better military force and even loosely proposed a “space force” in addition to the air force.

“Space is a war-fighting domain just like the land, air and sea,” Trump said. “We may even have a space force.”


2:05 p.m.: Trump addresses troops at Miramar Air Station

“I am really thrilled to be here at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar,” Trump told a crowd of U.S. Marines.

“We support you, we thank you, we love you, and we will always have your back like you have ours.”

Trump also praised his White House chief of staff John Kelly, a retired four-star Marine general.

1:10 p.m.: Trump heads back to Miramar Air Station

Trump left the border wall prototype site and was en route back to Miramar Air Station where he is expected to address members of the U.S. Marine Corps.


From there he is expected to depart to Los Angeles where he will be attending a fundraising event.

12:55 p.m.: Trump slams California Gov. Jerry Brown

“I think governor Jerry Brown has done a very poor job at running California,” Trump told reporters at the site of the border wall prototypes. “They have the highest taxes in the United States, the place is totally out of control.”

While visiting the border wall prototypes, Trump addressed a crowd of reporters gathered and stressed the need for a see-through wall.

“For the people that say no wall, if you didn’t have walls over here, you wouldn’t even have a country,” Trump told reporters.


“If you don’t have a wall system, we’re not going to have a country. There’s a lot of problems in Mexico.”

Trump also said he would prefer a wall with a see-through component.

“You could be two feet away from a criminal cartel and you don’t know they’re there,” Trump said.

12:25 p.m.: Trump inspects the border wall prototypes

Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents while inspecting the border wall prototypes in San Ysidro. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen Nielsen.


11:50 a.m.: The view from Tijuana

San Diego Union-Tribune reporter Sandra Dibble is reporting on the scene in Tijuana where authorities have restricted access to the fence near the border wall prototypes.

11:25 a.m.: Rep. Duncan Hunter arrives at border wall prototypes

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, was seen arriving at the border wall prototype site with his father. Trump is expected to arrive there shortly.

11:25 a.m.: Trump lands at Miramar Air Station

Trump aboard Air Force One has landed at the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station.

10:55 a.m.: San Diego leaders welcome Trump

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, have tweeted about Trump’s visit in San Diego.


Supporters for Trump have begun to gather in Otay Mesa where the border wall prototypes are located.

On the south side of the border in Tijuana, Mexican authorities guard the fence and restrict access to the portion of the border where Trump will be nearby.

Related: Trump’s San Diego border wall visit: Complete coverage

Trump is set to arrive at Miramar Air Station at 11:30 a.m., according to the itinerary released by the White House. He is expected to travel aboard the Marine One helicopter through out his visit in San Diego.


Here’s a look at his planned schedule in San Diego:

11:40 a.m.: Trump leaves Miramar Marine Corps Air Station en route to Brown Field Municipal Landing Zone.

12:20 p.m.: Arrives at location where the border wall prototypes are located.

12:25 p.m.: Trump inspects the border wall prototypes.


1:15 p.m.: Trump leaves the border wall prototypes location, heads out to the Brown Field Municipal Airport landing zone.

1:35 p.m.: Departs Brown Field Municipal Airport landing zone, heads back to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

1:55 p.m.: Lands at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

2:00 p.m.: Delivers remarks to members of the military at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.


2:50 p.m.: Leaves San Diego.

Email: luis.gomez@sduniontribune.com

Twitter: @RunGomez

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This article was originally published at 9:55 a.m.