In 2013, two years before Trump declared his intention to run for president, Republicans blocked passage of a measure requiring the Homeland Security Department to finish construction of 350 miles of double-layer fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who recently urged Trump to “hang tough” in the battle against Democrats over wall funding, was among five GOP lawmakers who voted to defeat the fence even though he supported it at the time.