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In pictures: Trump emerges from seclusion to visit border wall

Visit marked as completion of more than 400 miles of the border wall

Published: January 13, 2021 12:35 Compiled by Devadasan K P, Picture Editor with inputs from Agencies

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T WALL 1-1610526175356 — President Donald Trump holds up a fist while touring a portion of the border wall with Mexico, near Alamo, Texas. Faced with growing anger from within his own party, a defiant Donald Trump rejects any responsibility for last week's insurrection at the Capitol as he sought to burnish his tarnished legacy, in what may be his final public appearance as president. Image Credit: NYT

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TEA TRUMP 2-1610526154703 — Trump flew to Alamo, Texas, to stand next to a section of a new border wall and deliver a 22-minute speech, in which he warned of further unrest if Congress dares to impeach him - even as the U.S. House is about to do just that on Wednesday. Image Credit: REUTERS

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T WALL 3-1610526160128 — Trump also urged "peace and calm" during a visit to his US-Mexico border wall in Alamo, Texas, his overall message was of defiance and refusal to take blame. Image Credit: NYT

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T WALL 4-1610526172346 — The House of Representatives is set Wednesday to make Trump the first president in US history impeached for a second time over his January 6 speech in which he claimed he was the real winner of the November election, then urged supporters to march on Congress. Image Credit: NYT

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T WALL 5-1610526165316 — Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump wave to his convoy on its way to visit the Rio Grande border wall construction near the city of Alamo, in McAllen, Texas. Image Credit: REUTERS

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T WALL 6-1610526184958 — His trip to Alamo, Texas, where he touted claims of success in building the US-Mexican border wall, was his first live public appearance since last week's chaotic events. Above, supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump watch his live speech that he is giving at the Rio Grande border wall construction near the city of Alamo, in McAllen, Texas. Image Credit: REUTERS

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T WALL 7-1610526188356 — He has yet to congratulate Biden or urge his supporters to stand behind the incoming president after he is inaugurated on January 20 - a gesture of political unity considered all but routine after US elections. Above, President Donald Trump tours a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Alamo. Image Credit: AP

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T WALL 8-1610526169403 — An older section of the border wall divides Ciudad Juarez, Mexico from Sunland Park, New Mexico, top, on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. With eight days remaining in his term, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited a completed section of the border wall in Texas to trumpet his campaign against illegal immigration in an attempt to burnish his legacy. Image Credit: AP

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T WALL 9-1610526190597 — US President Donald Trump signs plaque on the border wall in Alamo, Texas. Image Credit: AFP

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T WALL 10-1610526157089 — US President Donald Trump tours a section of the border wall in Alamo. Image Credit: AFP

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T WALL 11-1610526179947 — Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump wave their flags and signal with four fingers as they wait for his arrival at the mall across the airport in McAllen, Texas. Image Credit: REUTERS

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