FACT CHECK: Trump Says ‘A Lot Of Wall Has Been Built’ As He Demands We Build More

Contractors work to reinforce a section of the U.S. border wall in San Diego where scores of Central American migrants have crossed illegally in recent weeks, shot through the fence from Tijuana, Mexico.

Rebecca Blackwell / AP

Updated on December 12, 12:20 p.m. ET

In an uncommonly contentious public exchange in the Oval Office with House and Senate Democratic leaders, President Trump made several remarks about the southern border with Mexico justifying his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall to restrict illegal immigration.

Trump said: