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The last two of eight prototypes for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall took shape Thursday at a construction site in San Diego.
The prototypes, including one built by Israeli defense firm Elta, form a tightly packed row of imposing concrete and metal panels, including one with sharp metal edges on top.
[...] The models, which cost the government up to $500,000 each, were spaced 30 feet (9.1 meters) apart. Slopes, thickness and curves vary. One has two shades of blue with white trim. The others are gray, tan or brown — in sync with the desert.
Bidding guidelines call for the prototypes to stand between 18 and 30 feet (5.5 and 9.1 meters) high and be able to withstand at least an hour of punishment from a sledgehammer, pickaxe, torch, chisel or battery-operated tools.
Features also should prevent the use of climbing aids such as grappling hooks, and the segments must be "aesthetically pleasing" when viewed from the US side.
(Score: 5, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday October 21 2017, @01:38PM (1 child)
How do you define a country if you don’t have borders? If we're going to have a country, we need a border. As far as Mexico is concerned I believe strongly in a very, very strong border. We have no border right now, it’s like a sieve. It’s like water pouring through. It’s ridiculous. I just feel strongly that you need to have a border and it has to be strong. Some people thought that was a racist statement. It’s not. And I’m not talking about keeping Mexicans out. I’m talking about keeping the world out. You know, we’re like a dumping ground for the rest of the world. And we’re not getting the finest people. We’re getting people that many other countries, including Mexico, don’t want. They’re sending them over to us because our government is so stupid and so foolishly run that we accept everybody with open arms. It’s not like the old days, so we are getting a lot of bad people coming in. And I’m not talking about Mexico. I’m talking about a lot of bad people period. They’re coming through and they’re pouring through our border and we don’t know what to do with them. I feel we need a strong border. I don’t feel, I know. If we’re going to have a country, we need a border, and we have to have a strong border so illegals aren’t coming in. And that’s illegals coming from all over the world. I think if having borders and having borders -- and I mean strong borders, I don’t think there’s anything strong with that, and frankly, this country better get smart or we’re not going to have a country.
The wall in Israel is working great. The wall in Germany, in Berlin, worked great. And they had the barbed wire fence, the mine fields, the snipers, everything. We're not doing that. We're doing a wall. The American people elected me to keep out the illegals. Not to kill them. Not for killing. As I said, we’re a dumping ground for the rest of the world and we have got to create a border. You don’t have a country without a border. You know, what’s a country? How do you define a country if you don’t have borders? #MAGA 🇺🇸
(Score: 1) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday October 22 2017, @01:29AM
I don’t think there’s anything *wrong* with that.