For Donald Trump, border wall was mandated by voters, by Peter Van Onselen, a PC Australian writer.

I wouldn’t exactly describe myself as Donald Trump’s biggest supporter, which makes writing this piece harder than usual. But if ever an American president had a mandate for a policy, surely it is Trump’s plan to build a wall across the border with Mexico. …

The wall was undoubtedly Trump’s most known policy during the campaign. It was his most high-profile pronouncement. …

Americans voted for it and they voted for Trump. I’m in Trump’s corner on this standoff, even though I disagree with the policy.

So obvious it is too hard to deny. In the same vein, from leftist Slate: