Trump Follows Through on His Highly Unrealistic Promise to Build a Wall

Below is what happened on Trump's third day in office. You can find out what damage was done every other day so far on the Saddest Calendar on the Internet.

Perhaps the most publicized (by both Trump and the media) is his plan to build a nearly 2000-mile wall along the US-Mexico border. As the real estate mogul reminded us in his candidacy announcement speech in June 2015: "I will build a great wall—and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me—and I'll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words."

VICE News reported last November that "a basically useless" border fence already exists between the US and Mexico, and as multiple outlets have noted, no one really knows (including Trump?) how much the wall will cost, who will pay for it, how long it will be, or why it's even being built in the first place. While Trump has repeatedly stated that Mexico will pay for it, both Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and former President Vicente Fox Quesada have met Trump on his favorite platform for spewing "alternative facts," tweeting that their country does not support the construction of the wall, nor will they be paying for it.

"I'm telling you there will be a payment. It will be in a form, perhaps a complicated form," Trump told ABC News today. Some media reports have estimated that his proposed wall could cost anywhere from $5.1 billion to $25 billion to build it, excluding maintenance costs.

Additionally, Trump also moved to restrict federal funding for "sanctuary" cities like New York City and Los Angeles, which often have policies instructing local government employees that they need not notify the federal government of the presence of undocumented immigrants. This proposal will also end the "catch and release" policy, which allows some people who are caught crossing the border without documentation to appear in court at a later date.

When it comes to xenophobic actions that hurt the vulnerable and the voiceless, Trump has even more planned for this week.

That's Bleak. Who's Fighting Against It?

Organizations like the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, the Latino Legal Voice for Civil Rights in America, and the League of United Latin American Citizens have released statements condemning the wall's construction.