The United States is testing prototype sections of a 30-foot (nine-meter) high wall to be built along sections of the United States southern border to halt migrants and smugglers. "The wall looks good. But Trump has had no success in trying to get $25 billion in funding for the wall from Congress, so he has turned to the Pentagon in the hope of poaching funds from the defense budget. "Building a great Border Wall, with drugs (poison) and enemy combatants pouring into our Country, is all about National Defense. On Thursday, Department of Defense spokeswoman Dana White said Secretary Jim Mattis had discussed the idea with Trump, but offered no details on what might come of it.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2018 19:18 UTC