PIECE OF THE BERLIN WALL WITH MESSAGE FOR TRUMP GOES ON U.S.-MEXICO BORDER TOUR AFTER WHITE HOUSE RE [View all]

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Source: Newsweek

"We really learned the hard way in Germany that walls shouldn't be a political solution," Philip Husemann, the managing director of Die Offene Gesellshaft, told Newsweek in an interview on Monday. "Of course, that is the big message we want to send."

Their missive, however, was quickly intercepted by Secret Service members, who were "very clear that they could not accept or deliver this quite heavy letter to President Trump," Husemann said.

Of course, the activist said, he and his fellow organizers had already anticipated that the White House might reject their gift.

"One thing which is interesting is that any gift that the president accepts or gets or receives is automatically not his property, but public property," Husemann said. "So, therefore, we thought, okay, this is not just a present to the president, but to the people, the citizens of the United States."

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