Donald Trump delivered remarks to the conference of sheriffs and police chiefs in Washington amid negotiations for a border security deal to keep the government open.

Trump described the wall that he plans to build on the southern border, comparing it to the world’s most notoriously difficult-to-scale mountain, Mt. Everest.

“It’s a big wall, it’s a strong wall,” Trump told a group of Sheriffs in Washington, D.C. Wednesday. “They would be able to climb Mt. Everest a lot easier, I think.”

Trump is in the midst of a battle with Congress over obtaining funding for the wall, which Democrats have vowed not to support, though there are rumors that a deal will be arranged to avoid a second government shutdown which would go into effect on Feb. 15.

Trump has considered declaring a national emergency and using military funds to build the wall, bypassing Congress.

Twitter had thoughts:

"The wall is very, very on its way"
"You'd have to be able to climb Mt Everest to get over it"

My God, @realDonaldTrump really is the most ignorant person in the world, in power.#IndictTrump

— Resistance is not Futile ???????????????????????? (@PhyllisCs6) February 13, 2019

Ask him where Mt Everest is.

— Ingrid (@IngridAnne15) February 13, 2019

Trump says the wall is being built "as we speak." He calls it a "big" and "strong wall" that you would "have to be in extremely good shape to get over." Trump adds it would be a lot easier to climb Mt. Everest.

— Sara Cook (@saraecook) February 13, 2019

So I can get over Mt. Everest with a 30 ft ladder?

— J. Parker (@JudsonJParker) February 13, 2019

The wall will be 29,000 feet high??? #StableGenius

— Lena Holubnychy (@tomtomlena) February 13, 2019

WATCH:

President Trump: “The wall is very very on its way, it's happening.…it's a wall people aren't going through very easily…they would able to climb Mt. Everest a lot easier, I think." pic.twitter.com/3a36k6zDcW

— CSPAN (@cspan) February 13, 2019