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Trump's Border Wall Torn Apart by Arizona Monsoon Rains
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 23, 2021 10:12am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Brian Kahn |
| News Date | Sunday, August 22, 2021 08:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | It turns out ignoring bedrock environmental laws may not have been the best choice for a multibillion-dollar construction project. Photos show former President Donald Trump’s border wall in deep disrepair after summer monsoon rains literally blew floodgates off their hinges.
“I will build a great wall—and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me—and I’ll build them very inexpensively,” Trump said when he announced his run for president in 2015. “I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.”
In the rush to build the wall, Trump sidelined environmental and cultural protection laws. Those laws are meant to protect the natural world and historically significant artifacts and sites. But they also serve the purpose of ensuring multibillion-dollar construction projects don’t face catastrophic failures within a few years of being built. |
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