“Crazy”: Trump Weighs In On Biden SELLING OFF Border Wall Sections For $5 Each
President Trump has called for a stop to be put to the Biden Administration selling off vast swathes of unused border wall sections at auction for as little as $5 a piece, calling it “crazy.”
As we highlighted last week, the wall sections, which have been laying on the ground unused for years due to Biden halting construction, are being hauled away on the back of flatbed trucks from a section of the border just south of Tucson.
Up to half a mile of unused wall is being moved every day, according to a Border Patrol agent.
The government is auctioning off our border wall materials for $5. This is treason. pic.twitter.com/Bf075o7Kqb
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) December 12, 2024
“Joe Biden keeps talking about a smooth transition and unified government, and yet he races to sell desperately needed border wall for pennies on the dollar,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Friday.
He continued, “It will cost the U.S. a fortune, and time, to get the exact same wall to replace what has been sold, and the new wall will cost triple the price.”
“It is CRAZY, and must be stopped,” Trump further asserted.
The sell-off of the wall sections appears to be part of a sabotage effort to prevent Trump from immediately securing the border. The loss of the resources will mean the government will have to purchase more, and therefore may have to request additional funding through congress.
Trump wasn’t the only one calling out this craziness, with Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri penning a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week.
“I am writing to demand that you immediately cease the auctioning off of border wall materials,” Schmitt wrote, adding “Senate Republicans, including the incoming Chairman, as well as my colleagues on the Senate Armed Services have raised the absurdity of selling border wall materials through letters, nomination hearings, and through the National Defense Authorization Act legislative process.”
“While recouping less than 0.02% of taxpayer money used to secure these materials, the Biden Administration is sabotaging the incoming Trump Administration just weeks ahead of President Trump’s inauguration,” Schmitt further urged.
He added, “These border wall materials will cost tens of thousands of U.S. taxpayer dollars to replace and will be critical to stem the record flow of millions of illegal immigrants who were welcomed across our border during the Biden Administration.”
Secretary Austin should immediately cease and desist in the sale of border wall materials at a steeply discounted rate
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) December 13, 2024
This is a slap in the face to American taxpayers
It’s also further evidence of the “Trump proofing”happening across the federal government.
It needs to stop pic.twitter.com/KCR4p8J2n3
Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has also called for legal action:
Materials for border wall sitting on Texas border since Biden halted construction being hauled away to be sold at auction by Christmas so Trump can’t use them to finish the wall. Can Congress or a lawsuit stop this nonsense? Incredibly petty!https://t.co/QEJGh5DKcl
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) December 13, 2024
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