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leftyladyfrommo

(20,026 posts)
Tue Jun 15, 2021, 08:49 AM Jun 2021

I read that Trump actually built 53 miles of border wall

and just repaired other existing wall. Total cost was over 4 billion.

If we really knew how much taxpayer money was wasted by this administration we would have a great reason for voters to go Democrat.

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I read that Trump actually built 53 miles of border wall (Original Post) leftyladyfrommo Jun 2021 OP
They wouldn't care. FREEDUMB! FSogol Jun 2021 #1
Technically, I think the money wasn't wasted so much as it was diverted. tanyev Jun 2021 #2
Isn't that wasted? nt leftyladyfrommo Jun 2021 #3
I'd say that's even worse than simply wasting money. tanyev Jun 2021 #5
...and Mexico didn't pay for an inch of it. spanone Jun 2021 #4
Trumpster's gave him a pass on that one... Omnipresent Jun 2021 #7
I am still waiting to see who is going to pay for the 700 leftyladyfrommo Jun 2021 #6
Toss DeJoy in DeJail and confiscate his assets. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #11
;-{) Goonch Jun 2021 #8
The guy on the top must have sliced his hands to pieces, so they are descending the ladder Submariner Jun 2021 #16
;-{) Goonch Jun 2021 #17
Some, or most, of the "repairs" that were done were panader0 Jun 2021 #9
All he needed was enough for a photo op Rorey Jun 2021 #10
IT'S DEMOCRATIC. Not "democrat".... AZ8theist Jun 2021 #12
She using it as a noun jcgoldie Jun 2021 #15
I pondered the correct usage. nt leftyladyfrommo Jun 2021 #18
Trump's whole signature thing was securing the southern border. Republicans are complaining about Johonny Jun 2021 #13
It's not a wall, it's a fence. gab13by13 Jun 2021 #14
And it blew down in 35 mph wind. nt leftyladyfrommo Jun 2021 #19
Trump's legacy wall is a monument to ignorance and hate. Chainfire Jun 2021 #20

tanyev

(49,678 posts)
2. Technically, I think the money wasn't wasted so much as it was diverted.
Tue Jun 15, 2021, 08:52 AM
Jun 2021

Large sums of money going to Trump-loving contractors who in turn made generous donations to Trump PACs....

leftyladyfrommo

(20,026 posts)
6. I am still waiting to see who is going to pay for the 700
Tue Jun 15, 2021, 08:55 AM
Jun 2021

Postal sorting machines that were scrapped. Those were over 1 million a piece.

Submariner

(13,436 posts)
16. The guy on the top must have sliced his hands to pieces, so they are descending the ladder
Tue Jun 15, 2021, 09:39 AM
Jun 2021

If I recall correctly, the fake bone spur guy was having sharp pointed spikes put on top of the wall to shred the wall climber's flesh, and if that isn't enough pain infliction, the pointy spikes were going to be painted black so the heat of the desert sun would burn the wall climber's hands.

At this camera angle, and with no audio, we can't see the blood-covered spikes or hear the agonizing screams, but I guess the immigrants all got scared, came down the ladder and went home.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
9. Some, or most, of the "repairs" that were done were
Tue Jun 15, 2021, 09:07 AM
Jun 2021

just wire fences, etc before. Not walls. So only 53 miles of new wall. They did it near me and
f'd up the land doing so. I want it down. it's a scar on the land, it's easily overcome and not
effective, it's a problem for wildlife, it's racist, it was a huge waste of taxpayer money that I'm
sure a large portion of which was graft and it was built only to appeal to the racism of trump's base.

Rorey

(8,514 posts)
10. All he needed was enough for a photo op
Tue Jun 15, 2021, 09:12 AM
Jun 2021

The smoke and mirrors trick worked on his idiot followers every time. FauxNews could show 100 video clips of the same stretch of wall and they'd believe it was 100 stretches of wall.

jcgoldie

(12,046 posts)
15. She using it as a noun
Tue Jun 15, 2021, 09:38 AM
Jun 2021

While I agree with your premise that the adjective should always be "Democratic" I do not believe it applies here. Either would work the way she used the word in the OP.

Johonny

(26,593 posts)
13. Trump's whole signature thing was securing the southern border. Republicans are complaining about
Tue Jun 15, 2021, 09:30 AM
Jun 2021

Biden not securing the southern border. Why should Biden need to do that if Trump was so great?

 

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)
20. Trump's legacy wall is a monument to ignorance and hate.
Tue Jun 15, 2021, 10:23 AM
Jun 2021

It is right up there with his concentration camps for children.

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