Donald Trump has vowed that work to build a wall around the US border will “start soon – way ahead of schedule”.
The US President was addressing the Conservative Political Action Congress on Friday when he pledged to deport “bad people” from the country.
At the event in Maryland, the President said: “Oh we are going to build a wall don’t worry about it – we’re building the wall.
“In fact it’s gunna start soon, way ahead of schedule. Way way way ahead of schedule.
“And remember, we are getting the bad ones out – these are bad dudes.
“Whether its drugs or murder or other things – we are getting bad things out. Those are the ones that go first, and I said it from day one.
“Basically all I have done is keep my promise.”
The President also used the opportunity to heap further criticism on the media and, what he labels, “fake news”.
He said journalists should not be able to use anonymous sources for stories and should only be able to quote someone if they use their name.
"A source says that Donald Trump is a horrible, horrible human being, let them say it to my face," Mr Trump said.
"Let there be no more sources."
His comments came just hours after his own staff held a press briefing and refused to allow their names to be used – with Members of Trump's White House team regularly demanding anonymity.
Trump said he wasn't against all the press, just "the fake news media or press".
"I'm against the people that make up stories and make up sources," he said. "They shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name."
