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In this modern age of sensationalist headlines, click-driven journalism, and questionable news sources it can be difficult to get down to the cold hard facts.

This site is a way to monitor the progress of the proposed border wall along the US-Mexico border that was the centerpiece of Mr Trump's presidential campaign. Though there are many steps that must be taken in order to complete a construction project of that magnitude, we wanted to distill the status in as simple terms as possible.

So, is the wall done yet?

No.

And while the exact start date, completion date, source of funding, or any other finite detail is not entirely known we are reasonably certain of these facts:

The wall will cost somewhere between an estimated 8 to 25 Billion ($8,000,000,000 to $25,000,000,000) US Dollars to build. Though he insisted during the campaign that he could do it for 10 Billion, it seems the number grows a bit every time it is talked about.

US Dollars to build. Though he insisted during the campaign that he could do it for 10 Billion, it seems the number grows a bit every time it is talked about. The wall will only need to span 1000 of the 2000 total miles of the US/Mexico Border

The wall will be funded in it's entirety* by Mexican sources. *The phrase "funded in it's entirety" is a bit open to interpretation here, as it seems as though the funds will need to be provided by US Taxpayers, after approval from Congress. Then through some clever manipulation of trade deficits, the US will be repaid.

In all fairness, the man has only been in office for days. And he has been very busy: dodging controversy, attempting to staff his cabinet, fighting to pass legally questionable executive orders, defending his daughter's homegoods business, treating world leaders to awkwardly long handshakes, watching irresponsible amounts of cable news, insulting Saturday Night Live, insulting Arnold Schwarzenegger, draining the swamp (by hiring as many Goldman Sachs alum he can seemingly get through the front door of the capitol building), and completely changing course on whether leaks are a good thing. So it might not be priority #1 right now. After all, who has time to make good on campaign promises when people are making fun of you on television?

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If you have any feedback or can offer clearer insight on the status of the wall project, we are all ears.

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