TOPLINEA video purporting to show footage of Hurricane Hanna toppling the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Rio Grande Valley was actually taken at a construction site in June, according to officials, refuting people who took to social media to criticize Trump's wall for shoddy construction. A section of the wall in Brownsville, Texas, which is located on the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio ... [+] Grande Valley. Customs and Border Protection is not aware of any border wall panels falling over due to Hurricane Hanna hitting the Rio Grande Valley Sector this past weekend,” the agency told Forbes on Monday. That’s how much Trump is expected to spend on the U.S.-Mexico border wall through the end of 2020, per the Washington Post. Further ReadingStatement regarding wall video on Twitter (CBP)Trump officials considering plan to divert billions of dollars in additional funds for border barrier (Washington Post)Hurricane Hanna weakens to tropical depression after making landfall in southern Texas (CNN)

Source: Forbes July 27, 2020 18:22 UTC