WATCH LIVE: President Trump in South Texas for border conference
Several hundred protesters are chanting and waving signs opposing a border wall next to the South Texas airport where President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive for his trip to the border.
Across the street, a smaller group of protesters is shouting back and chanting, “Build that wall!”
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Trump’s arrival in McAllen Thursday will take place as he pushes Congress to fund $5.7 billion for a border wall as a condition of ending a partial government shutdown.
Debra Tietz, a resident of nearby Mission, stood with anti-Trump protesters. The 64-year-old Tietz called Trump’s trip “a publicity stunt” and said she opposes the damage a border wall would do to the environment.
On the other side of the street, Eva Arechiga wore a red “Make America Great Again” and held a sign that says “Finish the Wall.” A 54-year-old resident of McAllen, Arechiga said she wanted to welcome Trump and thank him. She says, “I’ve been waiting for the border wall to be finished,” because she believes it will send a message to other countries to respect American borders.
