Trump's border wall one year into his term is no more than prototype
No funding has been appropriated by Congress to advance the project beyond the testing phase; there's no final design
Thu, Dec 28, 2017 - 5:50 AM
Eigth prototypes of President Trump's US-Mexico border wall being built near San Diego, in the US, are seen from across the border from Tijuana, Mexico, on Oct 22. The border wall has run into opposition from both Democrats and Republicans.
PHOTO: AFP
Washington
ALMOST a year into US President Donald Trump's first term, the border wall he passionately promoted throughout his election campaign amounts to eight prototypes, no more than 30 feet long each, sitting in a desert outside San Diego.
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