Trump officials pick four companies to build prototypes of border wall

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



By Tracy Jan August 31 at 4:00 PM

The Trump administration on Thursday announced it has chosen four companies to build concrete prototypes of the president’s much-touted border wall.

Construction of the prototypes, to take place in San Diego, is the first step in fulfilling Trump’s campaign promise of building a “big, beautiful” wall stretching along the 2,000-mile Mexico border.

“Today we mark a significant milestone," said Ronald Vitiello, acting deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “This is the first tangible result of the action planning that has gone on. This is the use of the resources we had available for this year.”

But there appears to be a lack of political will to fund a continuous barrier. Congress has set aside $20 million in the current budget to build the prototypes but has not appropriated any other money for the wall. Each of the four contracts are worth between just under $400,000 and $500,000, Vitiello said.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/31/trump-officials-pick-four-companies-that-will-build-prototypes-of-border-wall/?utm_term=.8cc74699d9c3&wpisrc=al_alert-economy&wpmk=1

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The four companies are: Caddell Construction in Montgomery, Ala., Fisher Sand & Gravel/DBA Fisher Industries in Tempe, Az., Texas Sterling Construction in Houston, Tx., and W.G. Yates & Sons Construction in Philadelphia, Miss.

[LonePirate]

1. Interesting how the companies are all from states he won.

[AtheistCrusader]

3. That's going to be a lawsuit right there.

He's fucked. So fucked. Can't proceed. Can't walk it back..


I'm going to bolster my popcorn supplies.

[Sanity Claws]

2. I was hoping this was from The Onion

We need that money to rebuild Houston and infrastructure around the US

[Cosmocat]

5. It was a stupid ass idea to begin with

A vanity project for an asshole who wants it to be a big middle finger in his name to civility and decency through the end of time.

This country is stupid as shit, but given what is occurring in Texas, you would think it becomes politically impossible.

I do get the sense that the powers to be in congress are trying to run the clock out on it - keep pushing it on the back burner until it is too late to do it.

[murielm99]

4. Oh?

They're building little model walls for trump to play with? How precious.

[Angry Dragon]

14. LOL

[Ford_Prefect]

6. You can be sure all 4 companies donated heavily to the committee to subdue the Constitution.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. I swear, if I lived near where they're building these, I'd destroy them. I'm a

69 year old 5 foot 3 woman. I'm horrified by this asshole.

[Tanuki]

8. "It's a prototype!"

https://m.

[xor]

15. Ahhh the days when we had a real president who knew what it was to be human

I couldn't imagine Trump ever interacting with kids that way. Pretty much every president I really remember has been charismatic in some way. Obama, even Bush II despite his many flaws, and of course Bill Clinton. I am assuming Trump's lack of human emotions and thin skin is why he avoided that White House Correspondents Dinner. I can't imagine him being able to handle that with any grace.

[pecosbob]

9. You can count on one thing Gump...

whatever you build, we will tear down. Carry your orange carpetbaggin' ass back to NY until we can figure out a way to deport you.

[KatyaR]

10. THIS?????

THIS is what they're focusing on right now?!?!?!?!?!?



My blood pressure is thru the roof....

[rockfordfile]

11. That's because it's big with his supporters.

[haveahart]

12. It takes a sizable chunk of money to build prototypes. That money could be put to better use

in Houston and all the other area needing help from this storm. We should publicize that fact that Trump is wasting valuable resources on a proposal instead of putting the money where there is a current need.

[gilligan]

13. What?

I live in San Diego. We don't want or need a stinking wall.

[stuffmatters]

16. Dems on our SD City Council are negligent if Repug Mayor Faulconeer's not forced to take a stand

.

[turbinetree]

17. Scabs

[Locrian]

18. 18"