Donald Trump’s Border Wall: A ‘Progress’ Report
Politics May 30 2017, 9:49 am ET
Donald Trump’s Border Wall: A ‘Progress’ Report
by Jane C. Timm NBC NEWS
More than four months into his term, how close is President Donald Trump to making good on his signature promise to build a wall between the United States and Mexico?
Let's take a look.
Has construction begun?
Doesn't look like it. On his fifth day in office, Trump ordered construction of the wall to begin using cash on hand. ProPublica reported last month that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had just $20 million in their coffers for the project, which isn't much when cost estimates for building a border wall range from $1 million to $21.6 million per mile.
READ MORE: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-tru...
Donald Trump’s Border Wall: A ‘Progress’ Report
by Jane C. Timm NBC NEWS
More than four months into his term, how close is President Donald Trump to making good on his signature promise to build a wall between the United States and Mexico?
Let's take a look.
Has construction begun?
Doesn't look like it. On his fifth day in office, Trump ordered construction of the wall to begin using cash on hand. ProPublica reported last month that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had just $20 million in their coffers for the project, which isn't much when cost estimates for building a border wall range from $1 million to $21.6 million per mile.
READ MORE: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-tru...
