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Trump claims support from past presidents for the wall: Clinton, Bush and Obama beg to differ

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has had little contact with past presidents, even his Republican predecessors. Credit: Mark Wilson, Getty Images

President Donald Trump claimed without evidence on Friday that past presidents have privately confided to him that they regret not building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

But at least three of the four living U.S. presidents — Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama — did no such thing.

Asked if Clinton told Trump that he should have built a border wall, Clinton spokesman Angel Ureña said, “He did not. In fact, they’ve not talked since the inauguration.”

View the complete January 4 article by Andrew Restuccia on the Politico website here.

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