The president is reportedly directing the finer details of the border wall project because he sees himself as a builder.
President Donald Trump is reportedly micromanaging the construction of the barrier along the southern border with Mexico—now a steel bollard fence rather than concrete wall—down to the finer details, leaving his aides and the project’s engineers confused.
According to The Washington Post, among the changes Trump has ordered are that the metal bollards be painted a particular hue of black that absorbs heat to make them too hot to climb; the tips should be pointed to cause injury; and there should be fewer and smaller gates. “But building high-rises in New York City is not the same as putting up a barrier at the border,” Lapan, now at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, told the publication. “You’re not looking for aesthetics; you’re looking for functionality.”
“If you want to climb that, it's pretty sharp up on top, too," said the president, according to CNN."If you want to climb that then you deserve whatever you can get, but it’s very, very hard. It’s meant anti-climb. It’s called anti-climb, so it’s a great wall and… I think it looks fantastic—very see-through, so you’re able to see the other side, which is a very important element.
“President Trump’s national emergency declaration, and his redirection of military funds to build a border wall, is a clear attempt to usurp that role for himself.
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