Beto O’Rourke’s ‘We Do Not Need Any Walls’ Claim at Odds With Frontliners

Obama's Border Patrol Chief says there's "absolutely a national emergency" at the border

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke arrives at a meet and greet at Tuckerman Brewing in Conway, N.H., on March 20, 2019. Scott Eisen/Getty Images

Democratic presidential contender Beto O’Rourke has criticized President Donald Trump’s plan to expand barriers along the southern border.

“We do not need any walls, $30 billion dollars, 2,000 miles long, 30 feet high,” he said during a campaign stop in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on March 21.