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Trump Says Wall is Coming, Predicts a ‘Red Wave’ in November

By Juliette Rocheleau
Posted August 22, 2018 at 4:20pm

By Juliette Rocheleau

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Speaking at the White House at an immigration event, President Donald Trump said that he predicts a “red wave” for the upcoming midterm elections in November because a “blue wave means crime.” Trump said that the proposed wall on the southern U.S. border is getting “longer and taller and stronger” each day. Trump urged Congress to appropriate $5 billion in funding for the wall.

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