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Build a wall on the U.S.–Canada border
“We have to look very strongly at the northern border — maybe a wall up there too.”
Cancelled Promise Date: 14 Jun 2025 Promise Deadline: Indefinite
Promise Details

During campaign events in June 2025, Trump suggested extending his border-wall idea northward, saying “we have serious problems coming from Canada.” He claimed Chinese agents and smugglers cross through remote forests and vowed to study a northern barrier. Homeland-security officials immediately dismissed the idea as unnecessary and impractical, citing 5 000 miles of friendly frontier. No study or funding followed; the comment became a running joke online.

Why is was cancelled

Trump floated the idea of a northern border wall as an offhand remark about national security. Homeland Security immediately ruled out feasibility, citing cost, geography, and allied relations. No study, legislation, or budget line ever followed. The statement became comedic fodder and meme material online. The promise was rhetorical and imemdiately cancelled without policy traction.

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