In an interview with ABC News, the head of the US Justice Department, Jeff Sessions, said that the United States "needs" a wall on the border with Mexico.

Sessions stated: "I am not involved in discussions about the budget. But I know one thing: we need this wall (on the border with Mexico). This will allow us to keep the promise that the president [Donald Trump] gave to the Americans. This is what they want ".

According to him, Mexico will pay for its erection "in one way or another".

The head of the ministry added: "I do not expect that the government of Mexico will give money for this. But there are always ways that we can apply in a trade situation to get money for it. Without any doubts".