Trump to visit section of U.S.-Mexican border wall in Arizona


  • World
  • Tuesday, 22 Aug 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump looks up towards the solar eclipse without his protective glasses on as he views the eclipse from the Truman balcony of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will visit a section of a U.S.-Mexican border fence in Arizona on Tuesday as he seeks congressional funding for the wall he wants built, administration officials said on Monday.

Trump, who has struggled to persuade the Republican-led Congress to approve funding for a project many see as unnecessary, is to visit a border facility at Yuma, Arizona.

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