Trump is shooting down reports that he wanted to weaponize his U.S.-Mexico border wall with spikes, an electric current and a moat: “I may be tough on Border Security, but not that tough”
President Donald Trump asserted that reports he wanted to weaponize his vaunted border wall with Mexico with features such as spikes, an electric current and a moat are moot.from New York Times reporters Michael Shear and Julie Hirschfeld Davis, declaring details in the pair’s reporting — that he called for shooting at immigrants’ legs and turning a U.S.-Mexico border wall into a self-contained weapon — are too extreme for even a hard-liner like himself.
Among his other ideas were his threat — which he issued publicly — to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border entirely, his private suggestions that border patrol agents begin shooting at migrants’ legs to slow them down, and his idea that the steel slats composing the border wall be electrified and have spikes able to pierce flesh.Sign UpBy signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Trump's anger also spilled onto his Twitter feed and into his public appearances, during which he often denigrated congressional Democrats for inaction on immigration. The White House has since tapped a number of federal spending accounts meant for disaster recovery and military construction projects, diverting that funding to his wall.
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