--- title: Democratic Debate: Watch Clinton Describe Trump's Wall description: Hillary Clinton poked fun of Republican front-runner Donald Trump's "beautiful tall wall" at Wednesday's Democratic debate. canonical: https://time.com/4253516/democratic-debate-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-wall/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-10T03:25:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:50:34.559Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Clinton Describe Trump's 'Beautiful Tall Wall' og:description: "A beautiful tall wall, the most beautiful tall wall..." og:url: https://time.com/4253516/democratic-debate-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-wall/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta9c3439356f755b9/69888a693c16390eb945c602/democratic-presidential-debate-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-election-2016-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: TIMEPOL Hillary Clinton og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Clinton Describe Trump's 'Beautiful Tall Wall' twitter:description: "A beautiful tall wall, the most beautiful tall wall..." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta9c3439356f755b9/69888a693c16390eb945c602/democratic-presidential-debate-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-election-2016-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Clinton Describe Trump's 'Beautiful Tall Wall' > Sponsored content. 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There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=88f13e62-df45-45cf-a4f8-9d86fea94ea0&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Listen to Clinton Describe Trump's 'Tall, Beautiful' Wall [Watch (HLS stream): Listen to Clinton Describe Trump's 'Tall, Beautiful' Wall](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/o5i91Rjz.m3u8) (0:57)  _Published 2016-03-10_ by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Mar 10, 2016 3:25 AM UTC by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Mar 10, 2016 3:25 AM UTC Hillary Clinton took some time out at Wednesday’s debate to talk about Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the Mexican border. “As I understand him, he’s talking about a very tall wall, right,” Clinton told the debate audience in Miami. “A beautiful tall wall, the most beautiful tall wall, better than the Great Wall of China, that would run the entire border, that he would somehow magically get the Mexican government to pay for. It’s just fantasy.” Clinton was drawing a contrast between the Democrats immigration strategy reform and that of the Trump and the GOP when she made the remarks. The former Secretary of State added that Congress has already done a good job when it comes to securing the border, saying “let’s get about the business of comprehensive immigration reform.” Watch the clip from the debate above. ## Transcript As I understand him, he's talking about a very tall wall, right, a beautiful tall wall, the most beautiful tall wall, better than the Great Wall of China, that would run the entire border That he would somehow magically get the Mexican government to pay for >> LAUGH >> and it's just fantasy and in fact if he cared to know anything about like members of Congress like the Senator and I have done where it was necessary we did support. Some fencing. Where it was necessary, we did add border patrol agents. We have done what by any fair estimate would have to conclude is a good job, quote, securing the border. So let's get about the business of comprehensive immigration reform. 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