Fact-checking Trump, Pelosi and Schumer’s White House Fight Over the Border Wall, Shutdown

David Sterman was quoted by Politifact in an article fact-checking the discussion between President Trump, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer over the effectiveness of a southern border wall.

Trump: "We caught 10 terrorists over the last very short period of time. 10. These are very serious people."

We rated a similar claim by Pence as Pants on Fire, and experts remain dubious of Trump’s version.

"No matter what period of time Trump is talking about, there is no evidence to support his claim," said Alex Nowrasteh, a senior immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute. He counted fewer than 10 people who had crossed the southern border and were charged with terrorism-related crimes.

David Sterman, senior policy analyst at the New America International Security Program, said, "There are no cases that come to mind among the more than 400 people accused of jihadist terrorism crimes since 9/11 tracked by New America in which terrorists infiltrated across the southern border."