Donald Trump: "The Great Wall of China, built 2,000 years ago, is 13,000 miles (long)."

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Is Donald Trump right that the Great Wall of China is 2,000 years old and 13,000 miles long? One of Donald Trump's signature policy proposals during the 2016 presidential campaign has been to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. In remarks after the Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses, Trump drew an explicit comparison between his proposed wall and the Great Wall of China. "They say you'll never be able to build a wall," Trump said on March 2, 2016. "Well, it's 2,000 miles but we really need 1,000 miles. The Great Wall of China, built 2,000 years ago, is 13,000 miles, folks, and they didn't have Caterpillar tractors, because I only want to use Caterpillar, if ... >> More

Original: Politifact.com: Statements from Donald Trump