Donald Trump: Parts of border wall could be fence instead, US President-elect says

Certain areas of Donald Trump's promised border wall with Mexico, a key part of his White House campaign platform, could be a fence instead, the US President-elect says.

Key points:

• President-elect Donald Trump told CBS' 60 Minutes parts of proposed border wall may be fencing
• It has emerged 60.3 million people voted for Mr Trump, 60.8 million voted for Hillary Clinton
• Protests are continuing across the United States

Asked in an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes whether he would accept a fence instead of a wall, Mr Trump said, "for certain areas I would", according to excerpts.
"But certain areas, a wall is more appropriate," he said.
"I'm very good at this, it's called construction, there could be some fencing."

Mr Trump, who defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's election and replaces Democratic President Barack Obama on January 20, also said once he takes office he would remove immigrants in the country illegally with criminal records.

"What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, where a lot of these people, probably two million, it could be even three million, we are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate. But we're getting them out of our country," he said.

During the campaign, Mr Trump said he would deport the estimated 11 million immigrants in the country illegally, most of whom are Hispanic, and repeatedly promised to make Mexico pay for the border wall, part of his plan to toughen immigration law and secure the border.

Around 60.3 million people voted for Mr Trump in the November 8 election, fewer than the 60.8 million who chose Mrs Clinton.

But Trump's strong showing in swing states including Michigan meant he triumphed in the Electoral College, which ultimately picks the president.