Trump mentions San Antonio in comments about success of walls - there is no wall around San Antonio

President Donald Trump speak to reporters before leaving the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. President Donald Trump speak to reporters before leaving the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP Image 1 of / 36 Caption Close Trump mentions San Antonio in comments about success of walls - there is no wall around San Antonio 1 / 36 Back to Gallery

Meanwhile in San Antonio.

Thousands were surprised and confused Saturday to discover the reason for the Alamo City's success and safety was our wall.

In comments preceding his announcement on the continuing partial government shutdown and border security, President Donald Trump cited San Antonio when speaking about the effectiveness of security walls.

"Everybody knows that walls work. You look at different places they put up a wall, no problem. You look at San Antonio. You look at so many different places. They go from one of the most unsafe cities in the country to one of the safest cities, immediately, immediately."

Let that one rumble around in your head for a bit.

A quick search (consisting of looking out the window and then checking Texas Department of Transportation traffic cameras) found no walls barring anyone from San Antonio. In fact, the city is often known as one of the most welcoming and friendly cities in Texas.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg said Saturday that San Antonio is indeed one of the safest cities in the U.S.

"San Antonio is one of the safest big cities in the nation," Nirenberg said. "The Express-News reported last year that crime is at a 30-year low here. The plummeting crime rate is due to the hard work being done by the brave men and women of the San Antonio Police Department."

The mayor did not comment on the city's wall. Probably because there isn't one.

San Antonio remains about 150 miles from Mexico. The effectiveness of a wall around San Antonio - real or imagined - to keep America's southern border safe remains unclear.

The only wall of any notoriety in San Antonio's history are the walls of the Alamo. And unfortunately, those didn't work out too well for us last time.

But the one thing we did find in reference the president's comments on San Antonio's wall was a flood of social media memes and snark.

Enjoy.

Staff writer Madison Iszler contributed to this report.