In his first television interview since taking office, President Donald Trump said the construction of a wall at the United States-Mexico border will begin “within months.”
ABC News published an excerpt from the interview on Wednesday morning. Trump’s full sit-down with anchor David Muir will air as a primetime special on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET.
When asked when construction would begin, Trump replied, “as soon as we can, as soon as we can physically do it.”
“I would say in months,” the president added. “Certainly planning is starting immediately.”
Trump also admitted U.S. taxpayers would foot the cost of the wall and Mexico would pay the U.S. back “100%.” Exactly what form that reimbursement would be was unclear.