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In October 2023, Biden announced that he was restarting wall construction on some parts of the border due to the surge of migrant crossings, constructing an additional 20 miles of border wall. [8] On January 20, 2025, re-elected President Donald Trump pledged to finish the wall during his second term. [9]
Trump requested that the wall be painted black, despite the protests of military leaders and border officials, who called it unnecessary. Trump felt that the dark color would be more intimidating and make the steel too hot to touch during the summer. Painting the wall was expected to cost between $500 million and $3 billion. [44]
Brian Kolfage is an American far-right political activist, former United States Air Force airman, and convicted fraudster.He co-founded We Build the Wall, a private organization that purportedly aimed to construct a privately funded barrier on the Mexico–United States border; he pleaded guilty in 2022 to federal fraud and tax crimes for defrauding donors to the group.
“Saw these 3 zip tying Trump signs to light posts,” the post read. The image showed the artist, under the cover of darkness, standing on a ladder with his arm around the pole.
Donald Trump revealed in a memo obtained by The Washington Post how he would force the Mexican government to pay for the proposed 1,000-mile border wall.
"This is the new theme, for two years until the Wall is finished (under construction now), of the Republican Party," the president tweeted. Trump announces his new theme: 'Build a wall and crime ...
We Build the Wall is an organization that solicited donations to build private sections of the wall along the Mexico–U.S. border.It started as a GoFundMe campaign by United States Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage in December 2018. [2]
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