Trump wants the border wall painted black; here's how it might happen

[Judi Lynn]

By Geneva Sands and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN

Updated 4:19 PM ET, Thu May 28, 2020

(CNN)The Trump administration is testing part of the US-Mexico border wall with black coating, a move that comes after President Donald Trump expressed his desire to paint his signature wall black but also could cost an extra $1 million per mile.

US Customs and Border Protection, which oversees border wall construction, is painting approximately 450 feet of new border wall in San Luis, Arizona, using a "coal tar epoxy," in an effort to assess the operational benefits, according to the agency. The border agency is testing for a "coating which will extend the life of steel," a spokesperson told CNN.

It will also be tested at the US Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico, this summer. If successful, the coating will be used in other locations, the agency spokesperson said. CBP did not immediately respond to questions about how success will be measured.

During an Oval Office meeting last year, Trump told various government officials that he wanted the wall to be painted black and to include French-style doors. The idea appeared to die down since. But a few months ago, Trump wanted the wall painted again, according to an administration official.

More:
https://us.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/trump-border-wall-painted-black/index.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Paint it black and engrave on it the names of everyone who's died of covid-19.

Make it look like the Vietnam memorial wall.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. French style doors? What is that all about?

[DBoon]

3. "I see a red door and I want it painted black"

nt

[lunasun]

6. ++Same thought. I know he is fond of playing stones music . He can probably identify with this

I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door, I must have it painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up, when your whole world is black

Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm

I wanna see it painted, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black

It sucks to be trump he is projecting it on the wall

[riversedge]

4. Trump "constructed 194 miles of new wall, only 3 miles' are new**

.........As of May 22, the administration constructed 194 miles of new wall, only three miles of which are in locations where no barrier existed before, according to the latest CBP data. https://us.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/trump-border-wall-painted-black/index.html

[rickford66]

5. A foot square piece could suffice for testing this coating.

He wants to announce the painting has begun. The waste of lives, treasure and stature of our country is impossible to put into words.

[Mazeltov Cocktail]

7. Really surprised he doesn't want his name...

In gold leaf on the black background...

[jmowreader]

8. Let's see if I have this right

He wants to build a yooge wall separating the US and Mexico, and he wants to paint it black so it's too hot to climb...well, that is unless the climber brings work gloves, but they obviously don't sell those in Mexico so anyway.

But he also wants to put doors in the wall. This will enable anyone who can figure out how to get the door open to just stroll in unhindered.

I swear, Trump really needs to find a new hobby quick because smoking crack simply does not suit him.

And because we are talking about painting things black...

[tikka]

9. I wonder if the coating will give better traction

to anyone trying to climb the fence. Are they smart enough to consider that?