Tim Walz Turns Trump's Border Wall Into A Punchline – 'I'll Invest In The 30-Foot Ladder Factory'

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz criticized former Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's plan to expand the barrier between the United States and Mexico, suggesting that the border wall is a business opportunity to "invest in the 30-foot-ladder factory."

Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate for the upcoming November election, is developing a reputation for using humor to challenge Trump and Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s Republican ticket.

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"[Trump] talks about this wall. I always say, ‘Tell me how high it is. If it's 25 feet, then I'll invest in the 30-foot-ladder factory,'" Walz told CNN's Anderson Cooper on July 30.

Walz argued that a wall isn't the way to stop unauthorized immigration into the United States from south of the border. Instead, he suggested that using electronics and more Border Patrol agents would be more effective in preventing immigrants from entering the country illegally. He also proposed implementing a legal system allowing people to enter the United States as his relatives did "to work and establish the American dream."

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Walz said Trump wants to "demonize" the desire of immigrants to pursue the American dream, which is likely to become a talking point on the campaign trail.

"We produce most of the turkeys that you're going to eat on Thanksgiving [in Minnesota]," Walz said. "Those are immigrants working hard, establishing themselves here. What is [Trump] going to do? Is he going to take them all out?"

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Walz's jokes aren't helping Harris distance herself from her troubled tenure as "border czar" as she tries to present herself as the best candidate to handle the ongoing border crisis.

The border issue remains a significant challenge for Harris, who became the presumptive Democratic nominee after Biden ended his bid for a second term due to concerns about his mental fitness.

In early 2021, Biden called on Harris to address the causes of illegal immigration, which increased during her time in that role.

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Walz criticized Trump for pressuring congressional Republicans to obstruct a bipartisan border deal designed to expedite asylum processing while granting the president authority to close the border if the number of asylum seekers reached a certain limit.

Republicans opposing the plan argued that Biden already had the power to do that, which he did in June. According to early data, the action has led to a decline in illegal crossings after three consecutive years of record highs.

Trump, who has called Harris "Border Czar Harris," has said he will mass-deport illegal immigrants if he is elected in November.

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