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October 24, 2019

Trump Touts Natural Gas Fracking and "Beautiful Wall" in Colorado
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In Pittsburgh, President Trump touted his administration's support for
the natural gas industry on Wednesday, praising the growth of fracking
wells in Pennsylvania and defending his plan to pull the U.S. out of the
Paris Climate Accord. During his keynote address to the Shale Insight
energy conference, Trump also praised his administration's construction
of new barriers on the southern border.

Bq. President Donald Trump: "And we're building a wall on the border of
New Mexico. And we're building a wall in Colorado. We're building a
beautiful wall, a big one that really works."

In response, Colorado's governor Jared Polis tweeted, "Colorado doesn't
border Mexico. Good thing Colorado now offers free full day kindergarten
so our kids can learn basic geography."


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