One of President-elect Donald Trump's foundational campaign promises was the construction of a wall bordering Mexico, expensed entirely to the neighboring nation.

Whether or not this was a successful measure to promise to America is still very much dubious. Despite winning the electoral vote, the lack of a majority's support can be reflected in a study by the Pew Research Center, which indicates that the backing of this structure sits at 36 percent, out of thousands of adults surveyed.

Recently, House Republican Officials have told CNN that Trump's transition team is requesting Republican congressmen the temporary funding of the wall through the appropriations process starting in April. Taxpayers would, in turn, have to finance the edification, in what seems a tarnishing episode for one of Trump's pivotal ideological platforms.

However, Trump took to twitter Friday morning in a defensive effort by criticizing the media and reassuring his supporters "[the wall] will be paid by Mexico later!"

In a phone interview that same morning, Trump justified and confirmed what were previously just rumors and whispers around Congress. Trump's strategy is to build the wall early in his presidential tenure, kickstarting the project through spending bills that will be ratified during the spring, thus burdening American taxpayers. “We’re going to get reimbursed, but I don’t want to wait that long," said Trump. "But you start, and then you get reimbursed."

Perhaps the most concerning facet of this immigration plan that is tasked with securing the border, preventing the United States from being the recipient of a massive exodus of illegal immigrants fleeing Central America, and other undefined border issues is the uncertainty around it. During this phone interview, Trump made reference to making arrangements and tweaking NAFTA to fulfill the costs of a still nebulous structure, while at the same time reminding the world "NAFTA is the worst trading deal in history, and should have never been made."

Additionally, in an interview for CBS' "60 Minutes" signs of potential backtracking had been starting to show in Trump's statements when he said part of the walls could fenced. "For certain areas, I would [consider a fence], but certain areas, a wall is more appropriate," he said. "I'm very good at this, it's called construction."

For a man whose political legitimacy seems to stay put no matter how makeshift his policies and promises have been, his first presidential term will undoubtedly be under meticulous scrutiny due to his status as a system outsider.