Unused wall components were put up for auction on GovPlanet.com, an online marketplace, starting in 2023.
According to the Defense Department, the Army Corps of Engineers gave up the items for disposal because they were considered “excess.”
Videos released by The Daily Wire last week show wall parts being removed from Arizona on flatbed trucks, despite this formal justification.
As America deals with record-breaking illegal border crossings, the sale of these unneeded supplies has angered border security groups and Republicans.
President Trump, who has promised to resume wall building, expressed his annoyance. Trump demanded on Monday that the Biden administration immediately halt the auctions, saying.
“It’s almost a criminal act.” Using the 2024 National military Authorization Act (NDAA), which mandated.