President Donald Trump took a firsthand look today at the eight massive border wall prototypes that he had commissioned in San Diego for the “big, beautiful wall” he wants to build along the Southwest border, favoring a mixture of see-through capability topped with rounded concrete to make it impassable by climbers. — San Diego Union Tribune
It's been a busy Tuesday morning for Donald Trump today: after firing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson via a 5:44 AM Tweet, he traveled to San Diego to personally inspect the 8 border wall prototypes that had been erected last fall mere yards away from the actual U.S. border with Mexico.
Upon visiting the 30-foot-tall structures, Trump's initial design feedback seemed to strongly favor the four non-concrete "other materials" prototypes over the solid, opaque versions: "You have to have see-through," he said. "You have to know what's on the other side of the wall." Trump gave more specifics, adding: "You could be two feet from a criminal cartel, and you don't even know they’re there."
In an unexpected, almost admiring tone, Donald Trump praised the athletic abilities of immigrants trying to enter the United States, saying: "These are like professional mountain climbers. They're incredible climbers. They can't climb some of these walls. Some of them they can. Those are the walls we're not using."
Trump describes some people who cross the border as “professional mountain climbers” https://t.co/JoOnpl89wB
— Meg Wagner (@megwagner) March 13, 2018
Meanwhile San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer issued a statement this morning, inviting Trump to look at San Diego's symbiotic relationship with Mexico as an opportunity for free trade and an example of a prospering cross-border economy: "He will see firsthand how a major American city benefits from having not just a modern border crossing but also a working relationship with Mexico."
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Border Wall Prototype Clearly Designed By Yayoi Kusama
Put some gilding on the prototypes and Trump will piss all over himself.
The Emperor's New Wall
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