Trump's wall: Border Towns
Americas Now Past Segments • 15m
U.S. President Donald Trump continues to insist on building a border wall with Mexico. He also maintains the idea that Mexico will foot the bill for the construction.
But there are some blockades to Trumps’ own blockade. One is simple geography. Finishing the Texas part of the wall would be challenging to construct because of the meandering Rio Grande River.
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