Donald Trump Moves to Stop Border Wall Sell-off

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Source: Newsweek

By Billal Rahman
Live News Reporter
Published Dec 20, 2024 at 12:44 PM EST

President-elect Donald Trump has taken legal action to stop the Biden administration from selling off unused border wall materials.

On Wednesday, Trump filed an amicus brief in the Southern District of Texas, urging a federal judge to halt the sale of surplus materials initially designated for the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

The case centers on allegations that federal officials are conducting "fire sales" of unused border wall materials, potentially undermining Trump's plans to resume border wall construction.

Newsweek has contacted the Biden-Harris administration for comment via email.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-border-wall-joe-biden-2004280

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Someone needs to tell him that it was a government requirement that surplus materials be sold.

From https://www.abc15.com/news/state/heres-why-parts-of-the-arizona-border-wall-are-being-sold-at-an-online-auction

The Department of Defense responded to ABC15's questions about the auction. They said they were required by Congress in section 2890 of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act to make a plan to use, transfer, or donate unused border wall.

They said they submitted their plan on March 14, 2024, then "resumed the disposal of border wall material in accordance with the plan on that date."

The Department of Defense said federal agencies had the opportunity to "review and request excess property." They say since March 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection requested and received roughly half the border wall material turned in by the Army Corps of Engineers.

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"The material currently being sold through GOVPLANET online auctions no longer belongs to the U.S. Government, and DoD has no legal authority to recall the material or stop further resale of material it no longer owns," a defense official said.

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And of course, the lame RW media will parrot that it's Biden's fault. The mentally challenged magas will believe it and not do the research that says it wasn't Biden at all.